EPPO Global Database

Capsicum annuum(CPSAN)

Pests

Organism Type
Crinivirus contagichlorosis (TICV00) Doubtful host
Anastrepha ludens (ANSTLU) Experimental
* Baker AC, Stone WE, Plummer CC, McPhail M (1944) A review of studies on the Mexican fruitfly and related Mexican species. USDA Miscellaneous Publications, 155 pp.
Cheravirus arracaciae oca strain (as Solanaceae) (AVBO00) Experimental
Clavibacter michiganensis (CORBMI) Experimental
* Oh EJ, Bae C, Lee HB, Hwang IS, Lee HI, Yea MC, Yim KO, Lee S, Heu S, Cha JS, Oh CS (2016) Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. capsici subsp. nov., causing bacterial canker disease in pepper. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66(10), 4065-4070.
------- Strains isolated from pepper (natural infections) have been reclassified as Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. capsici (now Clavibacter capsici).

* Yim KO, Lee HI, Kim JH, Lee SD, Cho JH, Cha JS (2012) Characterization of phenotypic variants of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis isolated from Capsicum annuum. European Journal of Plant Pathology 133, 559–575.
------- Experiments.
Fusarium foetens (FUSAFO) Experimental
* Amobonye A, Bhagwat P, Ranjith D, Mohanlall V, Pillai S (2021) Characterisation, pathogenicity and hydrolytic enzyme profiling of selected Fusarium species and their inhibition by novel coumarins. Archives of Microbiology 203, 3495-3508.
------- When inoculated Capsicum annuum var. grossum and Capsicum annuum var. longum showed symptoms.
Meloidogyne floridensis (MELGFL) Experimental
* Ploeg AT,  Edwards S (2024) Host status of melon, carrot, and Meloidogyne incognita-susceptible and-resistant cotton, cowpea, pepper, and tomato for M. floridensis from California. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), e2023. https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0004
------- good host in pot experiments.
Opogona sacchari (OPOGSC) Experimental
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- in experiment.
Pospiviroid chloronani (TCDVD0) Experimental
* Matsushita Y,  Tsuda S (2014) Host ranges of Potato spindle tuber viroid, Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid, and Columnea latent viroid in horticultural plants. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 141(1), 193–197.
Pospiviroid impedichrysanthemi (CSVD00) Experimental
* Runia WT, Peters D (1980) The response of plant species used in agriculture and horticulture to viroid infections. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology, 86, 135–146.
Pospiviroid latenscolumneae (CLVD00) Experimental
* Verhoeven JTJ, Koenraad, HMS, Jodlowska A, Hüner L, Roenhorst (2020) Pospiviroid infections in Capsicum annuum: disease symptoms and lack of seed transmission. European Journal of Plant Pathology 156(1), 21–29 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01849-1
------- no seed transmission
Potato rugose stunting virus (POTRSV) Experimental
* Alvarez Quinto RA, Amao M, Muller G, Fuentes S, Grinstead S, Fuentes-Bueno I, Roenhorst A, Westenberg M, Botermans M, Kreuze J, Mollov D (2023) Evidence that an unnamed isometric virus associated with potato rugose disease in Peru is a new species of torradovirus. Phytopathology 113(9), 1716-1728. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-22-0449-V
------- asymptomatic
Potexvirus pepini (PEPMV0) Experimental
* PEPEIRA (2011) Pest risk analysis for Pepino mosaic virus. Pepino mosaic virus: epidemiology, economic impact and pest risk analysis (PEPEIRA). Thematic Priority Sustainable management of Europe’s natural resources. Project n° 044189.
-------- No natural infections are known. Inoculated leaves can be infected by different strains of PepMV by mechanical inoculation but with a low success rate (Pepeira final report WP3, 2010). No systemic infection of pepper was observed.
Tobacco streak ilarvirus potato strain (as Solanaceae) (TSVP00) Experimental
Torradovirus lycopersici (TOTV00) Experimental
* Amari K, Gonzalez-Ibeas D, Gómez P, Sempere RN, Sanchez-Pina MA, Pendon J, Moriones E (2008) Tomato torrado virus is transmitted by Bemisia tabaci and infects pepper and eggplant in addition to tomato. Plant disease 92, 1139.
Aculops lycopersici (VASALY) Host
Aculops lycopersici (as Solanaceae) (VASALY) Host
Aleurodicus dispersus (ALEDDI) Host
* Boopathi T (2022) New host plants, natural enemy complex and newly distributed potential areas of exotic spiralling whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in India. Phytoparasitica 50(2), 335-357.
Alfamovirus AMV (AMV000) Host
* Rodríguez-Román E, León Y, Perez Y, Amaya P, Mejías A, Montilla JO, Ortega R, Zambrano K, Olivares BO, Marys E (2023) Peppers under siege: revealing the prevalence of viruses and discovery of a novel Potyvirus species in Venezuela. Sustainability 15(20), 14825. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014825
Alphanucleorhabdovirus tuberosum (as Capsicum) (PYDV00) Host
* Paslay C, Ali A (2023) First report of potato yellow dwarf nucleorhabdovirus infecting pepper (Capsicum spp.) in Oklahoma. Plant Disease 107(8), 2562. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-23-0147-PDN
Anastrepha fraterculus (ANSTFR) Host
* Castañeda MR, Osorio FA, Canal NA, Galeano PE (2010) Especies, distribución y hospederos del género Anastrepha Schiner en el departamento del Tolima, Colombia. Agronomía Colombiana 28, 265–271.
Anastrepha suspensa (ANSTSU) Host
* Anonymous (1966) [Host records for Tephritidae]. United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Economic Insect Report, 16, 32, 83, 225, 469, 498, 525, 556, 589, 652, 683, 712, 738, 818, 888, 965, 980, 1034, 1118, 1158.

* Anonymous (1968) [Host records for Tephritidae]. United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Economic Insect Report, 18, 54, 153, 260, 365, 452, 926, 950.
Anthonomus eugenii (as Capsicum) (ANTHEU) Host
* Acosta N, Vicente N, Abreu E, Medina-Gaud S (1987) Chemical control of Meloidogyne incognita, Rotylenchus reniformis and Anthonomus eugenii in Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens. Nematropica 17, 163-170.

* Capinera JL (2017) Pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano and Cuban pepper weevil Faustinus cubae (Boheman) ( Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in555

* Elmore JC, Davis AC, Campbell RE (1934) The pepper weevil. USDA Techical Bulletin No. 447.

* Patrock RJ, Schuster DJ (1992) Feeding, oviposition and development of the pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) on selected species of Solanaceae. Tropical Pest Management 38, 65-69.

* Seal DR, Martin CG (2016) Pepper weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) preferences for specific pepper cultivars, plant parts, fruit colors, fruit sizes, and timing. Insects 7, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects7010009
Bactericera cockerelli (PARZCO) Host
* Martin NA (2008) Host plants of the potato/tomato psyllid: a cautionay tale. The Weta 35, 12-16.

* Wallis RL (1955) Ecological studies on the potato psyllid as a pest of potatoes. USDA Technical Bulletin, 1107.
Bactrocera carambolae (BCTRCB) Host
* Allwood AJ, Chinajariyawong A, Drew RAI., Hamacek EL., Hancock DL., Hengsawad C, Jipanin JC, Jirasurat M, Kong Krong C, Kritsaneepaiboon S, Leong CTS, Vijaysegaran S (1999) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South East Asia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology suppl 7, 1-92. 

* Liquido NJ, McQuate GT, Nakamichi KA, Kurashima RS, Birnbaum AL, Hanlin MA (2016) Provisional list of suitable host plants of carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew & Hancock (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.1. Available online at USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI).
Bactrocera correcta (BCTRCO) Host
* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196
Bactrocera curvipennis (DACUCR) Host
* Leblanc L (2022) The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania. Insecta Mundi 0948, 1-167. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131965/135549
Bactrocera dorsalis (DACUDO) Host
* Allwood AJ, Chinajariyawong A, Kritsaneepaiboon S, Drew RAI, Hamacek EL, Hancock DL, Hengsawad C, Jinapin JC, Jirasurat M, Krong CK, Leong CTS, Vijaysegaran S (1999) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Southeast Asia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(7), 1-92.

* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196

* Leblanc L (2022) The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania. Insecta Mundi 0948, 1-167. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131965/135549

* Syamsudin TS, Kirana R, Karjadi AK, Faizal A (2022) Characteristics of chili (Capsicum annuum L.) that are resistant and susceptible to Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel) infestation. Horticulturae 8(4), 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8040314.
------- Large-fruited chili varieties from the species of C. annuum (large chili) are more sensitive than small-fruited chili varieties from C. annuum (curly chili) and C. frutescens (cayenne pepper) species.
Begomovirus coheni (TYLCV0) Host
* Morilla G, Janssen D, García-Andrés S, Moriones E, Cuadrado IM, Bejarano ER (2005) Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Is a dead-end host for Tomato yellow leaf curl virus. Phytopathology 95(9), 1089-1097.

* Quiñones M, Fonseca D, Martínez Y, Accotto G (2002) First report of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus infecting pepper plants in Cuba. Plant Disease 86(1),  73.

* Reina J, Morilla G, Bejarano E, Rodríguez M,  Janssen D (1999) First  report  of  Capsicum  annuum  plants  infected  by  tomato  yellow  leaf  curl virus. Plant Disease 83(12), 1176. 
Begomovirus cucurbitapeponis (SLCV00) Host
* Awad AA, El-Attar AK, mohamed AM, Hassan M (2019) Emergence and diversity of Squash Leaf Curl Virus infecting solanaceous vegetable crops in Egypt. Middle East Journal of Agriculture Research 8(1), 226-236.

* Fontenele RS, Bhaskara A, Cobb IN, Majure LC, Salywon AM, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Roumagnac P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S (2021) Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13(5), 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050810
Begomovirus gossypigeziraense (CLCUGV) Host
* Gambley C, Cremer J, Campbell P, Roach R, Abdel-Salam AM (2020) New host records for cotton leaf curl Gezira virus: capsicum and melon in Egypt. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 15, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-019-0372-3
Begomovirus solanumflavi (TLCRV0) Host
Begomovirus solanumflavusardiniaense (TYLCSV) Host
* Mnari-Hattab M, Zammouri S, Pellegrin F, Gauthier N (2014) Natural occurrence of begomovirus recombinants associated with tomato yellow leaf curl disease co-existing with parental viruses in tomato crops and weeds in Tunisia. Journal of Plant Pathology 96(1), 195-200.
------- mixed infection
Bemisia tabaci (BEMITA) Host
Bemisia tabaci (as Solanaceae) (BEMITA) Host
'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' (PHYPSO) Host
* Delić D, Contaldo N, Lolić B, Moravčević D & Bertaccini A (2016) First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' in pepper and celery in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Journal of Plant Pathology 98 (1), 184.

* Ember I, Acs Z, Munyaneza JE, Crosslin JM, Kolber M (2011) Survey and molecular detection of phytoplasmas associated with potato in Romania and southern Russia. European Journal of Plant Pathology 130(3), 367-377.

* Mitrovič J, Pavlović S, Duduk B (2013) Survey and multigene characterization of stolbur phytoplasmas on various plant species in Serbia. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 52(3), 434-441.

* Quaglino F, Zhao Y, Casati P, Bulgari D, Bianco PA, Wei W, Davis RE (2013) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’, a novel taxon associated with stolbur- and bois noir-related diseases of plants. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63, 2879-2894.

* Shimomoto Y, Ikeda K, Asahina Y, Yano K, Oka M, Oki T, Yamasaki J, Takeuchi S, Morita Y (2020) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ associated with pepper chlorosis of sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum L., in Japan. Journal of General Plant Pathology 86, 76–79.
------- In Japan.
Ceratitis capitata (CERTCA) Host
* De Meyer M., Copeland RS, Lux SA, Mansell M, Quilici S, Wharton R, White IM, Zenz NJ (2002) Annotated check list of host plants for Afrotropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the genus Ceratitis. Zoologische Documentatie Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika 27, 1-91.
Ceratitis cosyra (CERTCO) Host
* Badii KB, Billah MK, Afreh-Nuamah K, Obeng-Ofori D (2015) Species composition and host range of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in northern Ghana. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 35(3), 137-151.
Ceratothripoides brunneus (CRTZBR) Host
Ceratothripoides claratris (CRTZCL) Host
* Premachandra WTS, Borgemeister C (2006) Infestation of Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on selected food crops in Thailand. Ruhuna Journal of Science 1(1), 41-46.

* Steenken N, Halaweh N (2011) Host plant preference study for Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and CaCV (Genus Tospovirus; Family Bunyaviridae) in Bangkok, Thailand. Journal of Entomology 8(2), 198-203.
Chloridea virescens (HELIVI) Host
* Blanco CA, Rosario-Lebron A, O’Donnell CA, Portilla M, Gullbronson C, Mowery J, Smith-Pardo AH, Stocks I, Nadel H, Trozzo LR, Haslem PS, Young JD, Downes S, Parker T, Walsh T, Tay WT, Oppenheim S (2019) Improving Risk Assessment of Noctuid Pests at North American Ports and Farms by Differentiating Egg Morphology. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112(5), 443-450.
------- citing Payne & Polles (1974).

* Capinera JL (2001) Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) EENY-219 (latest revision Dec. 2018). Featured Creatures. University of Florida. https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/field/tobacco_budworm.htm

* EPPO (2024) EPPO Technical Document No. 1091. Pest risk analysis for Chloridea virescens. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/HELIVI/documents
------- Likely host (reported as host in the literature but lacking evidence to consider it as main host – see PRA for further details on the host).
Circulifer tenellus (CIRCTE) Host
* Swisher KD, Munyaneza JE, Velasquez-Valle R, Mena-Covarrubias J (2018) Detection of pathogens associated with psyllids and leafhoppers in Capsicum annuum L. in the Mexican states of Durango, Zacatecas, and Michoacan. Plant Disease 102(1), 146-153.
Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato (COLLAC) Host
Colletotrichum fructicola (COLLFC) Host
* Shoji K, Kurose D, Satou I, Yoshida S, Tsushima S, Tashiro N (2014) First report of Colletotrichum fructicola as a causal pathogen of Sweet Pepper Anthracnose in Japan. The 2014 Korea-Japan Joint Symposium, Plant Pathology Oct 2014,
Dacus ciliatus (DACUCI) Host
* McQuate GT, Liquido NJ, Nakamichi KAA (2018) Host plant records of the lesser pumpkin fly, Dacus ciliatus Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.0. Available online at: USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI), Edition 3.1.
Ditylenchus dipsaci (DITYDI) Host
* Goodey JB, Franklin MT, Hooper DJ (1965) T. Goodey's: The Nematode Parasites of Plants Catalogued Under Their Hosts. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Farnham Royal, Bucks, England. Third edition, 214 pp.
Elasmopalpus lignosellus (ELASLI) Host
* Gill HK, Capinera JL, McSorley R (2017) Featured Creatures. Lesser cornstalk borer. Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: lepidoptera: Pyralidae). University of Florida (US). http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/field/lesser_cornstalk_borer.htm
Epilachna vigintioctomaculata (as Solanaceae) (EPILVI) Host
Epitrix cucumeris (EPIXCU) Host
* Clark SM, LeDoux DG, Seeno TN, Riley EG, Gilbert AJ, Sullivan JM (2004) Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication 2, 1-476.

* Foster RE, Obemeyer JL (2017) Vegetable Insects. Flea Beetles. E-74-W, Purdue University, Extension Entomology, 2 pp. https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-74/E-74.html
------- Common and destructive on tomato, aubergine, potato, sweet pepper and tobacco.
Erwinia chrysanthemi (as Capsicum) (ERWICH) Host
Halyomorpha halys (HALYHA) Host
* Bergmann E, Bernhard KM, Bernon G, Bickerton M, Gill S, Gonzales C, Hamilton GC, Hedstrom C, Kamminga K, Koplinka-Loehr C, Krawczyk G, Kuhar TP, Kunkel B, Lee J, Leskey TC, Martinson H, Nielsen AL, Raupp M, Shearer P, Shrewsbury P, Walgenbach J, Whalen J, Wiman N (online) Host Plants of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the U.S. https://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/host-plants
Helicoverpa armigera (HELIAR) Host
* Cunningham JP, Zalucki MP (2014) Understanding heliothine (Lepidoptera: Heliothinae) pests: what is a host plant? Journal of Economic Entomology 107, 881–896.
Lasiodiplodia theobromae (PHYORH) Host
Leucinodes laisalis (LEUILA) Host
* Mally R, Korycinska A, Agassiz DJL, Hall J, Hodgetts J, Nuss M (2015) Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). ZooKeys 472, 117-162.
Leucinodes orbonalis (LEUIOR) Host
Liriomyza bryoniae (LIRIBO) Host
* Albasha MO, Elkhouly AR, Shelig N (2021) Seasonal abundance and host plant preference of the tomato leaf miner Liriomyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on three summer host plants in Janzour region, Libya . Journal of Agriculture Research and Life Sciences 2(1) 66-70.
Liriomyza huidobrensis (LIRIHU) Host
* Calabretta C, Claabro M, Colombo M, Campo G (1995) Spreading of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in protected cultures in Sicily. Informatore Fitopatologico 45, 24-30.

* Koch CK, Waterhouse DF (2000) The distribution and importance of arthropods associated with agriculture and forestry in Chile. ACIAR Monograph no. 68, 234 pp.

* Mujica N, Kroschel J (2011) Leafminer fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) occurrence, distribution and parasitoid associations in field and vegetable crops along the Peruvian coast. Environmental Entomology 40, 217-230.

* Rauf A, Shepard BM, Johnson MW (2000) Leafminers in vegetables, ornamental plants and weeds in Indonesia: surveys of host crops, species composition and parasitoids. International Journal of Pest Management 46, 257-266.
------- Confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field.

* Scheffer SJ, Lewis ML, Joshi RC (2006) DNA barcoding applied to invasive leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in the Philippines. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99, 204-210.

* Shiao SF, Wu WJ (2000) Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard), a newly invaded insect of economic importance to Taiwan (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Plant Protection Bulletin Taipei 42, 249-254.

* Sivapragasam A (2005) Experiences in managing invasive alien insect species in agro-ecosystems. Report of the Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network Workshop. RAP Publication, Bangkok, Thailand, pp 22-25. https://www.fao.org/3/ag117e/AG117E09.htm

* Valladares G (1984) Sobre el género Liriomyza Mik 1894 (Diptera, Agromyzidae) en la República Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina 43, 13-36.

* Valladares G, Salvo A, Videla M (1999) Moscas minadoras en cultivos de Argentina. Horticultura Argentina 18(44- 45), 56-61.

* Weintraub PG, Scheffer SJ, Visser D, Valladares G, Soares Correa A, Shepard BM, Rauf A, Murphy ST, Mujica N, MacVean C, Kroschel J (2017) The invasive Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae): understanding its pest status and management globally. Journal of Insect Science 17(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew174
Liriomyza sativae (LIRISA) Host
* Spencer KA (1973) Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. Series Entomologica Volume 9. Dr. W. Junk B.V. The Hague, The Netherlands. 418 pp.

* Spencer KA (1981) A revisionary study of the leaf-mining flies (Agromyzidae) of California. University of California, USA. 489 pp.
Liriomyza trifolii (LIRITR) Host
* Holguín-Peña, de Lourdes Ramírez-Ahuja M, Medina-Hernández D, Palacios Torres RE, Servín-Villegas R (2019) Parasitoid Wasps Associated with Liriomyza trifolii Mortality in Pepper at Baja California Sur, Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist 44(4), 867-875. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.044.0402
------- confirmed host
Lissachatina fulica (ACHAFU) Host
* Thiengo SC, Faraco FA, Salgado NC, Cowie RH, Fernandez MA (2007) Rapid spread of an invasive snail in South America: the giant African snail, Achatina fulica, in Brasil. Biological Invasions 9, 693-702.
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PHENHI) Host
* Chang LWH, Miller CE (1996) Pathway Risk Assessment: Pink mealybug from the Caribbean. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 61 pp.
Melanotus communis (MELNCO) Host
Melanotus communis (as Capsicum) (MELNCO) Host
Meloidogyne chitwoodi (MELGCH) Host
* Berthou F, Palloix A, Mugniéry D (2003) Characterisation of virulence in populations of Meloidogyne chitwoodi and evidence for a resistance gene in pepper Capsicum annuum L. line PM217. Nematology 5, 383-390.
Meloidogyne chitwoodi (as Capsicum) (MELGCH) Host
* Santo GS, O'Bannon JH, Finley AM, Golden AM (1980) Occurrence and host range of a new root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne chitwoodi) in the Pacific northwest. Plant Disease 64, 951-952.
Meloidogyne enterolobii (MELGMY) Host
* Yang B, Eisenback JD (1983) Meloidogyne enterolobii n.sp. (Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitizing pacara earpot tree in China. Journal of Nematology 15(3), 381–391

* Brito JA, Kaur R, Cetintas R, Stanley JD, Mendes ML, McAvoy EJ, Powers TO, Dickson DW (2008) Identification and isozyme characterization of Meloidogyne spp. infecting horticultural and agronomic drops, and weeds in Florida. Nematology 10(5), 757-766. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854108785787253
------- confirmed host
Meloidogyne ethiopica (MELGET) Host
* Carneiro R M D G, Randig O, Almeida M R A, Gomes A C M M (2004) Additional information on Meloidogyne ethiopica Whitehead, 1968 (Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitising kiwi fruit and grape-vine from Brazil and Chile. Nematology 6(1), 109-123.
Meloidogyne graminicola (MELGGC) Host
* Rusinque L, Maleita C, Abrantes I, Palomares-Rius JE, Inácio ML (2021) Meloidogyne graminicola - A threat to rice production: review update on distribution, biology, identification, and management. Biology 10, 1163. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111163
Meloidogyne luci (MELGLC) Host
* Sen F, Aydinli (2021) Host status of cultivated crops to Meloidogyne luci. European Journal of Plant Pathology 161(3), 607-618.
------- In experiments, cultivars tested showed variable host status from poor host (cv. Bt Dik Dolma 016) to good host (cvs. Bt Burkalem, Carliston Yalova 341, Demre Sivrisi, Tatli Sivri Cetinel 150).

* Carneiro RMDG, Correa VR, Almeida MRA, Gomes ACMM, Deimi AM, Castagnone-Sereno P & Karssen G (2014) Meloidogyne luci n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitising different crops in Brazil, Chile and Iran. Nematology 16, 289-301.
Microcephalothrips abdominalis (MCCTAB) Host
* Sartiami D, Mound LA (2013) Identification of the terebrantian thrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera) associated with cultivated plants in Java, Indonesia. ZooKeys 306, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.306.5455
------- Collected from this plant in Java (Indonesia).
Moniliophthora perniciosa (CRNPPE) Host
* Patrocínio NGRB, Ceresini PC, Gomes LIS, Resende MLV, Mizubuti ESG, Gramacho KP (2017) Population structure and migration of the witches' broom pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa from cacao and cultivated and wild solanaceous hosts in southeastern Brazil. Plant Pathology, 66(6) 900-911.
Naupactus leucoloma (GRAGLE) Host
* Lanteri AA, Marvaldi AE, Suárez SM (2002) Gorgojos de la Argentina y sus plantas huéspedes. Tomo I: Apionidae y Curculionidae. Publicación Especial de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 1, 98 pp.
Neoceratitis cyanescens (CERTCY) Host
* Rasolofoarivao H, Raveloson Ravaomanarivo LH, Delatte H (2021) Host plant ranges of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Madagascar. Bulletin of Entomological Research 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0007485321000511
Nepovirus nicotianae (TRSV00) Host
* Rodríguez Y, Rangel E, Centeno F, Mendoza O, Parra A (2004) Detection of viral diseases affecting sweet pepper in Counties Iribarren, Jiménez and Torres of Lara State, Venezuela, using ELISA technique. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad del Zulia 21(2), 105-115.
Orthotospovirus arachianuli (GRSV00) Host
* Webster CG, Turechek WW, Mellinger HC, Frantz G, Roe N, Yonce H, Vallad GE, Adkins S (2011) Expansion of Groundnut ringspot virus host and geographic ranges in solanaceous vegetables in peninsular Florida. Plant Health Progress https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/brief/2011/grsv/
Orthotospovirus chrysanthinecrocaulis (CSNV00) Host
* Carmo EY, Ferro CG, Favara GM, Kraide HD, de Oliveira FF, Kitajima EW, de Diana Teixeira L, Rezende JA (2023) Biological and molecular characterization of chrysanthemum stem necrosis orthotospovirus infecting sweet pepper in Brazil. Journal of Phytopathology 171(4-5), 217-221.
------- Detected in 2 lots of symptomatic fruit (collected from Sao Paulo state).
Orthotospovirus citrullomaculosi (WMSMOV) Host
* Anurag S (2012) The occurrence and disease incidence of Tospovirus infecting pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Southern Thailand. The Philippine Agricultural Scientist 95(4), 411-415.
Orthotospovirus impatiensnecromaculae (INSV00) Host
* Chen X-J, Huang Y, Li J, Huang C-J, Liu Y, Zhu M, Tao X-R (2016) First report of Impatiens necrotic spot virus causing chlorotic ringspots on pepper in Yunnan, China. Plant Disease 100(5), p 1029.

* Gonzalez-Pacheco BE, Silva-Rosalez L (2013) First report of Impatiens necrotic spot virus in Mexico on tomatillo and pepper plants. Plant Disease 97(8), p 1124.
------- Confirmed host.

* Mavrič I, Ravnikar M (2001) First report of Tomato spotted wilt virus and Impatiens necrotic spot virus in Slovenia. Plant Disease 85 (12), p 1288.
Orthotospovirus tomatoflavi (as Capsicum) (TCSV00) Host
* Gonzalez-Alvarez H, Chang-Sidorchuk L, Barboza Vargas N, Gonzalez Arias, Martinez-Zubiaur Y (2017) First report of Tomato chlorotic spot virus infecting pepper and common bean in Cuba. Plant Disease 101(9), 1064-1065.
Orthotospovirus tomatozonae (TZSV00) Host
* Shimada R, Okamoto M, Tomitaka Y (2023) First report of tomato zonate spot virus on green pepper in Japan. Journal of General Plant Patholology 89, 292–295.
Orthotospovirus tomatozonae (as Capsicum) (TZSV00) Host
* Dong JH, Cheng XF, Yin YY, Fang Q, Ding M, Li TT, Zhang LZ, Su XX, McBeath JH, Zhang ZK (2008) Characterization of tomato zonate spot virus, a new tospovirus in China. Archives of Virology 153(5), 855-864
Paraleyrodes minei (PARYMI) Host
* Sundararaj R, Krishnan S, Sumalatha BV (2021) Invasion and expansion of exotic whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in India and their economic importance. Phytoparasitica 49(5), 851-863.
Phenacoccus peruvianus (PHENPR) Host
* von Ellenrieder N, Kinnee SA, Watson GW (2020) The bougainvillea mealybug, Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, in Granara de Willink & Szumik, 2007 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an invasive species new to North America, with a description of the adult male and new host records. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 96(2), 59-72.
Phenacoccus solenopsis (PHENSO) Host
* Ricupero M, Biondi A, Russo A, Zappalà L, Mazzeo G (2021) The cotton mealybug is spreading along the Mediterranean: first pest detection in Italian tomatoes. Insects 12(8), 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080675

* Ülgentürk S, Ercan C, Yaşar B, Kaydan MB (2022) Checklist of Turkish Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) species. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 23(Special Issue), S113-S129. https://doi.org/10.23902/trkjnat.1123152
Phthorimaea operculella (PHTOOP) Host
* Rondon SI, Gao Y (2018) The journey of the potato tuberworm around the world. In Perveen K (ed) Moths: Pests of potato, maize and sugar beet. IntechOpen, 17-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81934
Phyrdenus muriceus (PHRDMU) Host
* Mayagoitia JFC, Zamudio AHH (2017) Guía de los Acaros e Insectos Herbívoros de México Vol. 3 Acaros e Insectos Dendrófagos de Importancia Agrícola y Forestal. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México. 719 pp.

* Saunders JL, Coto DT, King ABS (1998) Plagas invertebradas de cultivos anuales alimenticios en América Central. Turrialba, Costa Rica. Catie. 305 pp.
Phytophthora capsici (PHYTCP) Host
Pochazia shantungensis (POCZSH) Host
* Kim DE, Lee H, Kim MJ, Lee DH (2015) Predicting the potential habitat, host plants, and geographical distribution of Pochazia shantungensis (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in Korea. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 54, 179–189.
Pospiviroid apicimpeditum (TASVD0) Host
* Verhoeven JTJ, Koenraad, HMS, Jodlowska A, Hüner L, Roenhorst JW (2020) Pospiviroid infections in Capsicum annuum: disease symptoms and lack of seed transmission. European Journal of Plant Pathology 156(1), 21–29 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01849-1
------- inoculation study, no seed transmission

* Verhoeven JTJ, Koenraad, Westenberg M, & Roenhorst JW (2017) Characterization of tomato apical stunt viroid isolated from a 24-year old seed lot of Capsicum annuum. Archives of Virology, 162, 1741–1744.
Pospiviroid fusituberis (PSTVD0) Host
* Lebas BSM, Clover GRG, Ochoa-Corona FM, Elliott DR, Tang Z and Alexander BJR (2005) Distribution of potato spindle tuber viroid in New Zealand glasshouse crops of capsicum and tomato. Australasian Plant Pathology, 34, 129-133.

* Verhoeven JTJ, Koenraad, HMS, Jodlowska A, Hüner L, Roenhorst (2020) Pospiviroid infections in Capsicum annuum: disease symptoms and lack of seed transmission. European Journal of Plant Pathology 156(1), 21–29 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01849-1
------- inoculation study, no seed transmission.
Potato yellowing virus (PYV000) Host
* Sivaprasad Y, Garrido P, Mendez K, Garrido A. Ramos L (2015) First report of Potato yellowing virus infecting pepper in Ecuador. Journal of Plant Pathology 97(suppl.), S75.
Potyvirus batataplumei (SPFMV0) Host
* Akel E, Ismail ID, Al-Chaabi S, Fuentes S (2010) New natural weed hosts of Sweet potato feathery mottle virus in Syria. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 28(1), 96-100.
Potyvirus cucurbitaflavitesselati (ZYMV00) Host
* Verma R, Tripathi S, Gorane T, Naik AA, Nikam TD, Ade AB, Mahapatro GK (2019) First report of zucchini yellow mosaic virus in bell pepper, Capsicum annum, in India. Plant Disease 103(10), 2700. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-19-0740-PDN
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (PSEAPE) Host
Pseudomonas cichorii (PSDMCI) Host
Ralstonia solanacearum race 1 (no longer in use) (PSDMS1) Host
Serratia marcescens (SERRMA) Host
* Gillis A, Rodríguez M, Santana MA (2014) Serratia marcescens associated with bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) soft-rot disease under greenhouse conditions. European journal of plant pathology 138:1-8.
Spodoptera eridania (PRODER) Host
* Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa-Gomez DR, Roque-Specht VF & de Barros NM (2014) Immature stages of Spodoptera eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): developmental parameters and host plants. Journal of Insect Science 14, 238. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieu132
Spodoptera frugiperda (LAPHFR) Host
* Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa-Gómez DR, Roque-Specht VF, Sousa-Silva JC, Paula-Moraes SV, Peterson JA, Hunt T (2018) Host plants of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas. African Entomology 26, 286-300.
Spodoptera litura (PRODLI) Host
* Ahmad M, Ghaffar A, Rafiq M (2013) Host plants of leaf worm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology 1(1), 23-28.
Spodoptera ornithogalli (PRODOR) Host
* Brito R, Specht A, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Carneiro E, Santos FL, Roque-Specht VF, Mielke OHH, Casagrande MM (2019) Spodoptera marima: a new synonym of Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with notes on adult morphology, host plant use and genetic variation along its geographic range. Neotropical Entomology 48(3), 433-448.

* Poveda BD, Schwitzer DA (1964) Estudio biológico del Prodenia ornithogalli Guen. y del Prodenia sunia (Guen.) en três hospedeiros. Acta Agronômica 14(1), 71-101.

* Robinson GS, Ackery PR, Kitching IJ, Beccaloni GW, Hernández LM (2010) HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts

* Wolcott GN (1948) The insects of Puerto Rico. Journal of Agriculture of the University of  Puerto Rico 32, 417–748.
Spodoptera ornithogalli (as Capsicum) (PRODOR) Host
* Brito R, Specht A, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Carneiro E, Santos FL, Roque-Specht VF, Mielke OHH, Casagrande MM (2019) Spodoptera marima: a new synonym of Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with notes on adult morphology, host plant use and genetic variation along its geographic range. Neotropical Entomology 48(3), 433-448.

* Heppner JB (2007) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Gainesville, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, p 670.
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (as Capsicum) (ARGPLE) Host
* Fritsch E (1988) Biologische Bekämpfung des Falschen Apfelwicklers, Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lep., Tortricidae), mit Granuloseviren. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 6 (1-3), 280-283.

* Adom M, Fening K, Billah M, Wilson D, Hevi W, Clottey V,  Ansah-Amprofi F, Bruce A (2021) Pest status, bio-ecology and management of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implication for international trade. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 111(1), 17-30. doi:10.1017/S0007485320000358
------- frequently intercepted on Capsicum.
Thrips hawaiiensis (THRIHA) Host
* Sartiami D, Mound LA (2013) Identification of the terebrantian thrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera) associated with cultivated plants in Java, Indonesia. ZooKeys 306, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.306.5455
------- Collected from this plant in Java (Indonesia).
Thrips palmi (THRIPL) Host
* Elizondo AI, Murguido CA, Pérez I, Piedra F, Peña E, Martínez M, Martell M, de los Ángeles Fernández M, Sariol H, Rodríguez S, Jiménez R, Granda G, Palacios F (2003) Thrips palmi Karny en la agricultura cubana. Fitosanidad 7(2), 1-9.

* Kajita H, Hirose Y, Takagi M, Okajima S, Napompeth B, Buranapanichpan S (1996) Host plants and abundance of Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an important pest of vegetables in Southeast Asia. Applied Entomology and Zoology 31(1), 87-94,

* Kalpana Tillekaratne, Edirisinghe JP, Gunatilleke CVS, Karunaratne AIP (2011) A checklist of thrips species of Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.) 40(2), 89-108.

* Seal DR (2004) Management of melon thrips, Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): an integrated approach using chemical, cultural, and biological agents. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 117, 63-68.
Thrips setosus (THRISE) Host
Tobamovirus fructirugosum (as Capsicum) (TOBRFV) Host
* Cambrón-Crisantos JM, Rodríguez-Mendoza J, Valencia-Luna JB, Alcasio-Rangel S, García-Ávila CJ, López-Buenfil JA and Ochoa-Martínez DL (2018) First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in Michoacan, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Fitopatología 37(1). DOI: 10.18781/R.MEX.FIT.1810-5
Tobravirus capsici (PEPRSV) Host
* Kitajima EW,  Costa AS (1969) Association of pepper ringspot virus (Brazilian tobacco rattle virus) and host cell mitochondria. Journal of General Virology, 4(2), 177-181.
Tobravirus tabaci (TRV000) Host
* Tomitaka Y, Fujimoto T, Nakata M, Ishikawa R, Usugi T, Tsuda S (2011) First report of chlorotic and necrotic disease caused by Tobacco rattle virus on Capsicum annuum in Japan. Journal of General Plant Pathology 77, 136–138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-010-0292-8
Torradovirus marchitezum (TOANV0) Host
* Camacho-Beltrán E, Armenta-Chávez R, Romero-Romero JL, Magallanes-Tapia MA, Leyva-López NE, Apodaca-Sánchez MÁ, Méndez-Lozano J (2015) First report of pepper as a natural new host for Tomato marchitez virus in Sinaloa, Mexico. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 37(3), 384-389.
------- confirmed host.
Verticillium dahliae (VERTDA) Host
* Inderbitzin P, Subbarao KV (2014) Verticillium systematics and evolution: how confusion impedes Verticillium wilt management and how to resolve it. Phytopathology 104(6), 564-574. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-13-0315-IA
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (XANTPF) Host
* Liao YY, Montalban K, Panwala R, Totsline N, Hernandez K, Guedira A, Huerta AI (2024) First report of Xanthomonas perforans causing bacterial spot of pepper (Capsicum annuum) in North Carolina. Plant Disease 108(7), 2216. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-24-0444-PDN

* Newberry EA, Bhandari R, Minsavage GV, Timilsina S, Jibrin MO, Kemble J, Sikora EJ, Jones JB, Potnis N 2019) Independent evolution with the gene flux originating from multiple Xanthomonas species explains genomic heterogeneity in Xanthomonas perforans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85(20), e00885-19.

* Subedi A, Minsavage GV, Jones JB, Goss EM, Roberts PD (2023) Exploring diversity of bacterial spot associated Xanthomonas population of pepper in Southwest Florida. Plant Disease 107(10), 2978-2985.
Zeugodacus cucurbitae (DACUCU) Host
* De Meyer M, Delatte H, Mwatawala M, Quilici S, Vayssières JF, Virgilio M (2015) A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus. ZooKeys 540, 539-557. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9672
Zonosemata electa (ZONOEL) Host
* INTERNET
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). Insect Fact Sheets. Pepper maggot - Zonosemata electa (Say). https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CAES/DOCUMENTS/Publications/Fact_Sheets/Entomology/Pepper_Maggot_Zonosemata.pdf
------- Sporadic pest of peppers. Cherry peppers and green bell peppers are the preferred hosts.
Aleurothrixus trachoides (ALTRTR) Major host
Alphanucleorhabdovirus melongenae (EMDV00) Major host
Anthonomus eugenii (ANTHEU) Major host
* Acosta N, Vicente N, Abreu E, Medina-Gaud S (1987) Chemical control of Meloidogyne incognita, Rotylenchus reniformis and Anthonomus eugenii in Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens. Nematropica 17, 163-170.

* Capinera JL (2017) Pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano and Cuban pepper weevil Faustinus cubae (Boheman) ( Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in555

* Patrock RJ, Schuster DJ (1992) Feeding, oviposition and development of the pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) on selected species of Solanaceae. Tropical Pest Management 38, 65-69.

* Seal DR, Martin CG (2016) Pepper weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) preferences for specific pepper cultivars, plant parts, fruit colors, fruit sizes, and timing. Insects 7, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects7010009
Anulavirus PZSV (PZSV00) Major host
Aphelenchoides besseyi (APLOBE) Major host
* Bridge J, Plowright RA, Peng D (2005) Nematode parasites of rice. In: Plant parasitic nematodes in subtropical and tropical agriculture (eds Luc M, Sikora RA,  Bridge J), pp. 87-130. 
------- As Capsicum annuum var. longum

* Hockland S, Eng L (1997) Capsicum annuum v. longum : A new host record for the rice white tip nematode, Aphelenchoides besseyi. International Journal of Nematology 7, 229.
------- As Capsicum annuum var. longum
Atherigona orientalis (ATHEOR) Major host
* Herawani F, Rauf A, Santoso S (2019) Status of infestation and biology of pepper fruit fly, Atherigona orientalis (Schiffner)(Diptera: Muscidae). Jurnal Hama Dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika 19, 64-73.
------- primary pest.

* Mouttet R, Taddei A (2024) First record of Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868 (Diptera: Muscidae) in France. EPPO Bulletin 54(2), 230–235. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13022

* Ogbalu OK, Umeozor OC, Ebere N (2005). Oviposition deterrent effect of extracts of neem against Atherigona orientalis (Schiner) on pepper (Capsicum annum) and tomato (Lycopersicon ecsulentum) fruits in Nigeria. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, 39(1), 18-24
------- primary pest.

* Roditakis E, Kremi K, Mylona K, Georgousis V, Avtzis DN, Simoglou KB (2023) First report of the pepper fruit fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner 1968)(Diptera: Muscidae) infesting commercial pepper crops in Greece. Insects 14(4), 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040393
------- primary pest.
Bactrocera latifrons (DACULA) Major host
* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196

* McQuate GT, Liquido NJ (2016) Provisional list of suitable host plants of Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.0. Available online at USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI). 

* Mziray HA, Makundi RH, Mwatawala M, Maerere A, De Meyer M (2010) Host use of Bactrocera latifrons, a new invasive tephritid species in Tanzania. Journal of Econonmic Entomololy 103(1), 70-76.
------- Confirmed host.
Bactrocera tryoni (DACUTR) Major host
* Hancock D, Hamacek EL, Lloyd AC, Elson-Harris MM (2000) The distribution and host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 75 pp.

* Leblanc L, Vueti ET, Drew AI, Allwood AJ (2012) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) in the Pacific islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Society 44, 11-53.
Begomovirus capsicumhuastecoense (PHYVV0) Major host
* Melendrez-Bojorquez N, Magallanes-Tapia MA, Armenta-Anaya C, Camacho-Beltrán E, Rodríguez-Negrete EA, Leyva-López NE, Méndez-Lozano J (2016) Pepper huasteco yellow vein virus associated to sweet pepper disease in Sinaloa, Mexico. Plant Disease 100(11), p 2338.
Begomovirus capsicummusivi (PEPGMV) Major host
Begomovirus solanumdelhiense (TOLCND) Major host
* Khan MS, Raj SK, Singh R (2005) First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infecting chilli in India. New Disease Reports 11, 41 http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=011041
------- confirmed host. 

* Luigi M, Bertin S, Manglli A, Troiano E, Davino S, Tomassoli L, Parrella G (2019) First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus causing yellow leaf curl of pepper in Europe. Plant Disease 103(11), p 2970.

Begomovirus solanumsinaloaense (TOLCSI) Major host
'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' (LIBEPS) Major host
* Rojas-Martinez RI, Camacho-Tapia M, Zavaleta-Mejia E, Lévy J (2016) First report of the presence of haplotypes A and B of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum in chili (Capsicum annuum L.) in the central region of Mexico. Journal of Plant Pathology 98(1), 111-115.
------- confirmed host
Crinivirus tomatichlorosis (TOCV00) Major host
* Fiallo‐Olivé E, Navas‐Castillo J (2019), Tomato chlorosis virus, an emergent plant virus still expanding its geographical and host ranges. Molecular Plant Pathology, 20: 1307-1320. doi:10.1111/mpp.12847

* Gavrili V, Lotos L, Katis N, Maliogka V (2022) First report of tomato chlorosis virus in pepper in Greece. Journal of Plant Pathology 104, p 439.

* Lozano G, Moriones E, Navas‐Castillo J (2004) First report of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) as a natural host plant for Tomato chlorosis virus. Plant Dis. 88, 224.
------- Confirmed host.
Curtovirus betae (BCTV00) Major host
* Creamer R, Hubble H, Lewis A (2005) Curtovirus infection of chile pepper in New Mexico. Plant Disease 89, 480–486.
Epitrix similaris (EPIXSI) Major host
Frankliniella occidentalis (FRANOC) Major host
* Gómez-Santos AA, Orozco J, Valdespino RA (2024) Trips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) asociados a cebolla, lechuga, chile dulce y malezas asociadas en El Zamorano, Honduras. Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria 25(1), e3447. https://doi.org/10.21930/rcta.vol25_num1_art:3447

* Martínez, RT, Poojari S, Tolin SA, Cayetano X, Naidu RA (2014) First report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in peppers and tomato in the Dominican Republic. Plant Disease 98(1), 163-164.
Helicoverpa zea (HELIZE) Major host
* Hardwick DF (1965) The corn earworm complex. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 97, 5–247.
Nacobbus aberrans sensu lato (NACOBA) Major host
* Manzanilla-López RH, Costilla MA, Doucet M, Inserra RN, Lehman PS, Cid del Prado-Vera I, Souza RM, Evans K (2002) The genus Nacobbus Thorne & Allen, 1944 (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae): systematics, distribution, biology and management. Nematropica 32, 149-226.
Neoleucinodes elegantalis (NEOLEL) Major host
* Anteparra ME, Vargas K, Granados LB (2010) Primer registro para el Perú del perforador del fruto de cocona Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Aporte Santiaguino 3(2), 171-176.

* Barbosa FS, Menezes E, Arruda LN, Brito D, Carmo MGF, Pereira MB (2010) Preferência de oviposição de brocapequena-do-fruto em oito variedades de tomate rasteiro. Horticultura Brasileira 28, 634-640.

* Díaz AE, González R, Solis MA & Saldamando-Benjumea CI (2015). Evidence of sexual selection in Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): correlation of female moth genitalia and Solanaceae host fruit size. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 108(3), 272-281.
Orthotospovirus tomatoflavi (TCSV00) Major host
* Gorayeb ES, do Nascimento SC, dos Santos AN, Batalhon L, Albuquerque MR, de Oliveira VG, de Souza VB, Bogo A, da Silva FN (2024) Survey of viruses and vectors in tomato plants, alternative hosts and weeds in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Plant Pathology 73(2), 444-454.
Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae (TSWV00) Major host
* Parrella G, Gognalons P, Gebre-Selassie K, Vovlas C, Marchoux G (2003) An update of the host range of tomato spotted wilt virus. Journal of Plant Pathology 85(4), 227-264.
------- Confirmed host.
Pepper mild tigré virus (PEPMTV) Major host
Platynota stultana (PLAAST) Major host
* Bentley WJ, Carrol D, Haviland DR, Tollerup KE, Walton VM (2018) Agriculture: Pomegranate Pest Management Guidelines. Omnivorous leafroller, Platynota stultana. UC ANR Publication 3474. https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/pomegranate/Omnivorous-leafroller/#DESCRIPTION

* Korycinska A, Eyre D (2015) Plant pest fact sheet. Omnivorous leafroller, Platynota stultana. Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs, UK.

* Nelson RH (1936) Observations on the life history of Platynota stultana Wlsm. on greenhouse rose. Journal of Economic Entomology 29, 306–312.
Pospiviroid parvicapsici (PCFVD0) Major host
* Verhoeven JTJ, Botermans M, Jansen CCC, Roenhorst JW (2011) First report of Pepper chat fruit viroid in capsicum pepper in Canada. New Disease Reports 23, 15. http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=023015

* Verhoeven JT, Jansen CC, Roenhorst JW, Flores R, de la Peña M (2009) Pepper chat fruit viroid: biological and molecular properties of a proposed new species of the genus Pospiviroid. Virus Research 144(1-2), 209-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2009.05.002.
------- A new disease on glasshouse crops of sweet pepper.

* Verhoeven JTJ, Koenraad, HMS, Jodlowska A, Hüner L, Roenhorst (2020) Pospiviroid infections in Capsicum annuum: disease symptoms and lack of seed transmission. European Journal of Plant Pathology 156(1), 21–29 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01849-1
------- Inoculation study, no seed transmission.
Prodiplosis longifila (PRDILO) Major host
* Diaz-Silva F (2011) [Agroecological aspects for the integrated management of Prodiplosis longifila Gagné in the irrigation of Chavimochic]. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Trujillo, Trujillo, PERU (in Spanish).

* Hernandez LH, Guzman YC, Martinez-Arias A, Manzano MR, Selvaraj JJ (2015) The bud midge Prodiplosis longifila: Damage characteristics, potential distribution and presence on a new crop host in Colombia. Springerplus 4(205) DOI 10.1186/s40064-015-0987-6.
------- confirmed host.

* Valarezo O, Cañarte E, Navarrete B, Arias M (2003) [Prodiplosis longifila (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) main tomato pest in Ecuador.] Manual 51, INIAP, Ecuador. (in Spanish).
Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (RALSPS) Major host
* Kunwar S, Bamazi B, Banito A, Carter M, Weinstein S, Steidl O, Hayes MM, Allen C, Paret M (2021) First report of bacterial wilt wisease of tomato, pepper, and gboma caused by Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex in Togo. Plant Disease 105(2), 484. 

* Ramesh R, Achari GA, Gaitonde S (2014) Genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum infecting solanaceous vegetables from India reveals the existence of unknown or newer sequevars of Phylotype I strains. European Journal of Plant Pathology 140(3), 543-562.

* Singh D, Chaudhary G, Yadav DK (2018) Characterisation and diversity of Indian isolates of Ralstonia solanacearum causing bacterial wilt of Capsicum annuum L. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 51:5-6, 267-276.
Ralstonia solanacearum (RALSSL) Major host
* Abdurahman A, Parker ML, Kreuze J, Elphinstone JG, Struik PC, Kigundu A, Arengo E, Sharma K (2019) Molecular epidemiology of Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex strains causing bacterial wilt of potato in Uganda. Phytopathology 109, 1922-1931 

* N'Guessan CA, Brisse S, Le Roux-Nio A-C, Poussier S, Koné D, Wicker E (2013) Development of variable number of tandem repeats typing schemes for Ralstonia solanacearum, the agent of bacterial wilt, banana Moko disease and potato brown rot. Journal of Microbiological Methods 92, 366-374

* Ravelomanantsoa S, Robène I, Chiroleu F, Guérin F, Poussier S, Pruvost O, Prior P (2016). A novel multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis typing scheme for African phylotype III strains of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex. PeerJ. 4:e1949. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1949.

* Santiago TR, Lopes CA, Caetano-Anollés G and Mizubutia ESG (2017) Phylotype and sequevar variability of Ralstonia solanacearum in Brazil, an ancient centre of diversity of the pathogen. Plant Pathology 66,383–392

* Thano P, Akarapisan A (2018) Phylotype and sequevar of Ralstonia solanacearum which causes bacterial wilt in Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep. Letters in Applied Microbiolology 66: 384-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12857
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RALSSO) Major host
* Abdurahman A, Parker ML, Kreuze J, Elphinstone JG, Struik PC, Kigundu A, Arengo E, Sharma K (2019) Molecular epidemiology of Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex strains causing bacterial wilt of potato in Uganda. Phytopathology 109, 1922-1931 

* Kunwar S, Bamazi B, Banito A, Carter M, Weinstein S, Steidl O, Hayes MM, Allen C, Paret M (2021) First report of bacterial wilt wisease of tomato, pepper, and gboma caused by Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex in Togo. Plant Disease 105(2), 484. 

* N'Guessan CA, Brisse S, Le Roux-Nio A-C, Poussier S, Koné D, Wicker E (2013) Development of variable number of tandem repeats typing schemes for Ralstonia solanacearum, the agent of bacterial wilt, banana Moko disease and potato brown rot. Journal of Microbiological Methods 92, 366-374

* Ramesh R, Achari GA, Gaitonde S (2014) Genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum infecting solanaceous vegetables from India reveals the existence of unknown or newer sequevars of Phylotype I strains. European Journal of Plant Pathology 140(3), 543-562.

* Ravelomanantsoa S, Robène I, Chiroleu F, Guérin F, Poussier S, Pruvost O, Prior P (2016). A novel multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis typing scheme for African phylotype III strains of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex. PeerJ. 4:e1949. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1949.

* Safni I, Subandiyah S, Fegan M (2018) Ecology, Epidemiology and Disease Management of Ralstonia syzygii in Indonesia. Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 419
------- confirmed host of Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis.

* Santiago TR, Lopes CA, Caetano-Anollés G and Mizubutia ESG (2017) Phylotype and sequevar variability of Ralstonia solanacearum in Brazil, an ancient centre of diversity of the pathogen. Plant Pathology 66,383–392

* Singh D, Chaudhary G, Yadav DK (2018) Characterisation and diversity of Indian isolates of Ralstonia solanacearum causing bacterial wilt of Capsicum annuum L. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 51:5-6, 267-276.

* Thano P, Akarapisan A (2018) Phylotype and sequevar of Ralstonia solanacearum which causes bacterial wilt in Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep. Letters in Applied Microbiolology 66: 384-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12857
Ralstonia syzygii (RALSSY) Major host
* Safni I, Subandiyah S, Fegan M (2018) Ecology, Epidemiology and Disease Management of Ralstonia syzygii in Indonesia. Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 419
------- confirmed host of Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis.
Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis (RALSSI) Major host
* Safni I, Subandiyah S, Fegan M (2018) Ecology, Epidemiology and Disease Management of Ralstonia syzygii in Indonesia. Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 419
------- confirmed host.
Scirtothrips dorsalis (SCITDO) Major host
* Klassen W, Seal DR, Ciomperlik MA, Fieslemann DA (2008) The chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis: current status in the Greater Caribbean Region. Proceeedings of the Caribbean food crops society,  44(1), 103-117.
------- reproductive host in Florida.

* Sreerama Kumar P,  Rachana RR (2021) Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a pest of celery, Apium graveolens (Apiales: Apiaceae): first report and diagnostic characters. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmab039
------- Confirmed host.

* Ravelo EE, Vaca JU, Arévalo EP, Delgado L, Díaz MF, Piñeros L, Castro AP, Brochero H, Goldarazena A (2018) Presence and distribution of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Colombia. Journal of Insect Science 18, 7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iey092
Spodoptera littoralis (SPODLI) Major host
* Salama HS, Dimetry NZ, Salem SA (1970) On the host preference and biology of the cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis Bois. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 67(1-4), 261–266.
Tetranychus evansi (TETREV) Major host
* Ferreira MA, Sousa ME (2011) Hosts and Distribution of the Spider Mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Portugal. Hale, C., Xxviii International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People, Leuven 1, Int Soc Horticultural Science, (917): 133-136.

* Flechtmann CHW, Abreu JM (1973) Acaros fitofagos do Estado da Bahia, Brasil. (Notas preliminares). Ciencia e Cultura, 25: 244-251.

* Meyer MKPS (1996) Mite pests and their predators on cultivated plants in Southern Africa: vegetables and berries. Plant Protection Research Institute, P., South Africa, Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook, No 6: 90 p.

* Moutia LA (1958) Contribution to the study of some phytophagous Acarina and their predators in Mauritius. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 49: 59-75.

* Silva P (1954) Um novo ácaro nocivo ao tomateiro na Bahia. Boletim do Instituto Biologica da Bahia, 1: 1-20.

* Tuttle DM, Baker EW, Sales FM (1977) Spider mites (Tetranychidae: Acarina) of the state of Ceara, Brazil. International Journal of Acarology, 3: 1-8.
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (ARGPLE) Major host
* Djieto-lordon C, Heumou CR, Elono PS, Alene CD, Ngueng A, Ngassam P (2014) Assessment of pest insects of Capsicum annuum L.1753 (Solanaceae) in a cultivation cycle in Yaoundé. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 8, 621–632.

* Mkiga AM, Mohamed SA, du Plessis H, Khamis FM, Ekesi S (2019) Field and laboratory performance of False Codling Moth, Thaumatotibia Leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Troticidae) on orange and selected vegetables. Insects 10(3), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10030063
Thrips parvispinus (THRIPV) Major host
* Basavaraj K, Sreenivas AG, Prasad PRB, Rachana RR (2022) First report of invasive Thrips, Thrips parvispinus (karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) infesting chilli, Capsicum annuum L. in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India.  Journal of Experimental Zoology, India 25(1) 191-194.

* Sartiami D, Mound LA (2013) Identification of the terebrantian thrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera) associated with cultivated plants in Java, Indonesia. ZooKeys 306, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.306.5455
------- Collected from this plant in Java (Indonesia).

* Vos JGM, Frinking HD (1998) Pests and diseases of hot pepper (Capsicum spp.) in tropical lowlands of Java, Indonesia. Journal of Plant Protection in the Tropics, 11(1), 53-71
------- Confirmed host
Tobamovirus fructirugosum (TOBRFV) Major host
* Luria N, Smith E, Reingold V, Bekelman I, Lapidot M, Levin I, et al. (2017) A New Israeli Tobamovirus Isolate Infects Tomato Plants Harboring Tm-22 Resistance Genes. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0170429. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170429

* Salem NM, Cao MJ, Odeh S, Turina M & Tahzima R (2019) First report of tobacco mild green mosaic virus and tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting Capsicum annuum in Jordan. Plant Disease. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-19-1189-PDN
Tobamovirus maculatessellati (TOMMV0) Major host
* Li YY, Wang Y, Hu J, Xiao L, Tan G, Lan P, Liu Y, Li  F (2017) The complete genome sequence, occurrence and host range of Tomato mottle mosaic virus Chinese isolate. Virology Journal 14, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0676-2
------- Affected plants show  foliar mottle, necrosis, and stunting (near Lhasa, Tibet).

* Lovelock DA, Kinoti WM, Bottcher C, Wildman O, Dall D, Rodoni BC, Constable FE (2020). Tomato mottle mosaic virus intercepted by Australian biosecurity in Capsicum annuum seed. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 15(8)/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-020-0378-x
------- found in seed.

* Zhan BH, Cao N, Wang KN, Zhou XP (2018) Detection and characterization of an isolate of Tomato mottle mosaic virus infecting tomato in China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 17(5), 1207-1212. 
------- Confirmed host.
Tomato dwarf leaf curl virus (TODLCV) Major host
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria (no longer in use) (XANTAV) Major host
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria (XANTEU) Major host
* Roach R, Mann R, Gambly CG, Shivars RG, Rodoni B (2018) Identification of Xanthomonas species associated with bacterial leaf spot of tomato, capsicum and chilli crops in eastern Australia. European Journal of Plant Pathology 150(3), 595-608.
Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri (XANTGA) Major host
* Osdaghi E, Jones JB, Sharma A, Goss EM, Abrahamian P, Newberry EA, Potnis N, Carvalho R, Choudhary M, Paret ML, Timilsina S, Vallad GE (2021) A centenary for bacterial spot of tomato and pepper. Molecular Plant Pathology 22,1500-1519.
Xanthomonas vesicatoria (XANTVE) Major host
* Roach R, Mann R, Gambly CG, Shivars RG, Rodoni B (2018) Identification of Xanthomonas species associated with bacterial leaf spot of tomato, capsicum and chilli crops in eastern Australia. European Journal of Plant Pathology 150(3), 595-608.
Alphanucleorhabdovirus tuberosum (as Solanaceae) (PYDV00) Wild/Weed
Stagonosporopsis andigena (as Solanaceae) (PHOMAN) Wild/Weed
Tobamovirus maculatessellati (as Capsicum) (TOMMV0) Wild/Weed
* Li Y, Wang Y, Hu J, Xiao L, Tan G, Lan P, Liu Y, Li F (2017) The complete genome sequence, occurrence and host range of Tomato mottle mosaic virus Chinese isolate. Virology Journal 14, 15. doi: 10.1186/s12985-016-0676-2
------ Three isolates from Brazil and Iran identified as ToMV but corresponding to ToMMV.

* Li YY, Zhou WP, Lu SQ, Chen DR, Dai JH, Guo QY, Liu Y, Li F & Tan GL (2020) Occurrence and biological characteristics of tomato mottle mosaic virus on solanaceae crops in China. Scientia Agricultura Sinica 53(3), 539-550. [in Chinese with English abstract.]