EPPO Global Database

Cucumis sativus(CUMSA)

Pests

Organism Type
Sadwavirus citri (SDV000) Doubtful host
* Desjardins PR, Wallace JM (1962) Cucumber, an additional herhaceous host of the infectious variegation strain of citrus psorosis virus. Plant Disease Report 46, 414-416.
------- Experimental host.

* Grant TJ, Corrett MK (1961) Mechanical transmission of infectious variegation virus in citrus and non-citrus hosts, p. 197-204. In WC Price (ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd IOCV Conference, University of Florida Press, Gainesville (US).
------- Experimental host.

* Tanaka H, Imada J (1974) Mechanical transmission of viruses of satsuma dwarf, citrus mosaic, navel infectious mottling and natsudaidai dwarf to herbaceous plants. In: Weathers LG, Cohen M (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th Conference of IOCV, Riverside, California (US), pp. 141-145. 
------- Not confirmed in this publication, as well as in several other references.

* Tanaka S, Kishi K (1963) Studies on indicator plants for citrus viruses. Mechanical inoculation on leguminous plants with sap from satsuma dwarf tree. Annals of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 28, 262–269.
------- Not confirmed in this publication, as well as in several other references.
Anastrepha grandis (ANSTGR) Experimental
* Bolzan A, Nava DE, Garcia FR, Valgas RA, Smaniotto G (2015) Biology of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in different cucurbits. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3), 1034-1039
Apple fruit crinkle viroid (AFCVD0) Experimental
* Suzuki T, Fujibayashi M, Hataya T, Taneda A, He YH, Tsushima T, Duraisamy GS, Siglova K, Matousek J, Sano T (2017) Characterization of host-dependent mutations of apple fruit crinkle viroid replicating in newly identified experimental hosts suggests maintenance of stem-loop structures in the left-hand half of the molecule is important for replication. Journal of General Virology 98(3), 506-516.
Cheravirus arracaciae oca strain (AVBO00) Experimental
Cheravirus arracaciae oca strain (as Cucurbitaceae) (AVBO00) Experimental
Cheravirus avii (CRLV00) Experimental
* Hansen AJ, Nylland G, McElroy FD, Stace-Smith R (1974) Origin, cause, host range and spread of cherry rasp leaf disease in North America. Phytopathology 64, 721-727.
Chrysanthemum stunt viroid (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.

* Walia, Y , Dhir S & Hallan V (2021) Molecular and biological characterisation of an Indian variant of Chrysanthemum stunt viroid, Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection,  https://doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2020.1868743
Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVD0) Experimental
* Semancik JS, Vidalakis G (2005) The question of Citrus viroid IV as a Cocadviroid. Archives of Virology 150(6), 1059-1067.
Clavibacter michiganensis (CORBMI) Experimental
* Stamova L, Sotirova V (1987) Reaction of different crops to artificial inoculation with Corynebacterium michiganense (E.F. Sm.) H.L. Jensen. Archiv fur Phytopathologie und Pflanzenschutz 23, 211–216.
------- Experimental. Causes wilted leaflets. Not confirmed in other publications.
Cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV0) Experimental
* Iwaki M, Thongmeearkom P, Honda Y, Prommin M, Deema N, Hibi T, Iizuka N, Ong CA, Saleh N (1986) Cowpea mild mottle virus occurring on soybean and peanut in Southeast Asian countries. Technical Bulletin of the Tropical Agriculture Research Center. (No. 21), 106-120.
Lettuce infectious yellows virus (LIYV00) Experimental
* Duffus JE, Larsen RC, Liu HY (1986) Lettuce infectious yellows virus - a new type of whitefly-transmitted virus. Phytopathology 76(1), 97-100.
Nepovirus arabis (ARMV00) Experimental
Nepovirus solani (PBRSV0) Experimental
* Fribourg CE (1977) Andean potato calico strain of tobacco ringspot virus. Phytopathology 67, 174-178.
------- TRSV-Ca.

* Salazar LF, Harrison BD (1978) Host range and properties of potato black ringspot virus. Annals of Applied Biology 90, 375-386.
------- PBRSV.
Pepino mosaic virus (PEPMV0) Experimental
* Jones RAC, Koenig R, Lesemann DE (1980) Pepino mosaic virus, a new potexvirus from pepino (Solanum muricatum). Annals of Applied Biology 94, 61.
------- Symptomless local infection.
Rhynchophorus palmarum (RHYCPA) Experimental
* Hagley EAC (1965) On the life history and habits of the palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 58(1), 22-28.
------- Adult feeding on ripe cucumbers.

* Wattanapongsiri A (1966) A revision of the genera Rhynchophorus and Dynamis. Department of Agricultural Science Bulletin, Bangkok, Thailand.

Tymovirus latandigenum (APLV00) Experimental
* Fribourg CE, Jones RAC, Koenig R (1977) Host plant reaction, physical properties and serology of three isolates of Andean potato latent virus from Peru. Annals of Applied Biology 86, 373-380.
Tymovirus mosandigenum (APMMV0) Experimental
* Fribourg CE, Jones RAC, Koenig R (1977) Host plant reaction, physical properties and serology of three isolates of Andean potato latent virus from Peru. Annals of Applied Biology 86, 373-380.
Acidovorax citrulli (PSDMAC) Host
* Lee S, Kim H, Beuchat LR, Ryu JH (2019) Development of a decontamination method to inactivate Acidovorax citrulli on Cucurbitaceae seeds without loss of seed viability. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture  99: 5734-5739. doi:10.1002/jsfa.9841

* Martin HL, O'Brien RG, Abbott DV (1999) First report of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli as a pathogen of cucumber. Plant Disease 83:965 (abstract). http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.10.965D
------- confrmed host.
Agrotis segetum (as Cucurbitaceae) (AGROSE) 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.
Aleurodicus dugesii (as Cucurbitaceae) (ALEDDU) Host
Alfalfa mosaic virus (as Cucurbitaceae) (AMV000) Host
Anastrepha grandis (as Cucurbitaceae) (ANSTGR) Host
* Bolzan A, Nava DE, Garcia FR, Valgas RA, Smaniotto G (2015) Biology of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in different cucurbits. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3), 1034-1039
Aonidiella citrina (as Cucurbitaceae) (AONDCI) Host
Apomecyna binubila (as Cucurbitaceae) (APOMBI) Host
Atherigona orientalis (ATHEOR) Host
* Al-Fayyadh MJ (2020) Diagnostic of Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner)(Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae) on greenhouse crops from Thi-Qar Province (South of Iraq). Plant Archives, 20(sup 1), 2537-2538. 
------- pest in Thi-Qar province south of Iraq
Aulacophora abdominalis (AUACAB) Host
Aulacophora hilaris (as Cucurbitaceae) (AUACHI) Host
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 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
Bactrocera zonata (DACUZO) Host
* Patel RK, Chowdhurry FK, Joshi B (2005) Patterns of infestation of agricultural hosts by fruit flies in north Gujarat, pp. 24-25. In:  Mumford J (Project Leader) Project Integrated management of fruit flies in India (R8089). Final Technical Report, 190 pp.
Baris granulipennis (as Cucurbitaceae) (BARIGR) Host
Bemisia tabaci (BEMITA) Host
Bemisia tabaci (as Cucurbitaceae) (BEMITA) Host
'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' (PHYPSO) Host
* Usta M, Guller A, Sipahioglu HM (2017) Detection and characterization of two phytoplasma lineages on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) with same symptomatology based on virtual RFLP and nucleotide sequence analysis of 16S rDNA. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences 27(3), 299-308.
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.
Chrysodeixis eriosoma (CHRXER) Host
Circulifer tenellus (as Cucurbitaceae) (CIRCTE) Host
Comovirus cucurbitae (as Cucurbitaceae) (SQMV00) Host
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (as Cucurbitaceae) (CYSDV0) Host
Dacus bivittatus (DACUBI) Host
* Hassani IM, Delatte H, Ravaomanarivo LH, Nouhou S, Duyck PF (2022) Niche partitioning via host plants and altitude among fruit flies following the invasion of Bactrocera dorsalis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12522
Dacus bivittatus (as Cucurbitaceae) (DACUBI) Host
* Hassani IM, Delatte H, Ravaomanarivo LH, Nouhou S, Duyck PF (2022) Niche partitioning via host plants and altitude among fruit flies following the invasion of Bactrocera dorsalis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12522
Delia platura (as Cucurbitaceae) (HYLEPL) Host
Diaphania indica (as Cucurbitaceae) (DPHNIN) Host
Diaphania nitidalis (DPHNNI) Host
Diaporthe sclerotioides (PHOPSC) Host
Diaporthe sclerotioides (as Cucurbitaceae) (PHOPSC) Host
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.
Epilachna elaterii (as Cucurbitaceae) (EPILCH) Host
Epitrix tuberis (EPIXTU) 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.  Special Publications of the Coleopterists Society, 2, 476 pp.
------- feeding of adults
Frankliniella occidentalis (as Cucurbitaceae) (FRANOC) Host
Halyomorpha halys (HALYHA) Host
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.
Helicoverpa zea (HELIZE) Host
* Quaintance AL, Brues CT (1905) The cotton bollworm. US Depatment of Agriculture. Bureau of entomology. Bulletin 50. 155 pp.
Hop stunt viroid (HSVD00) Host
* Sano T, Uyeda I, Shikata E, Ohno T, Okada Y (1984) Nucleotide sequence of cucumber pale fruit viroid: Homology to hop stunt viroid. Nucleic Acids Research, 12, 3427–3434.
Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus (KGMMV0) Host
* Balsak SC (2023) Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus detected for the first time in Turkey. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 18(1), 22. ttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-023-00504-3
Leptoglossus australis (as Cucurbitaceae) (LEPLAU) Host
Liriomyza huidobrensis (LIRIHU) Host
* Echevarria A, Gimeno C, Jimenez R (1994) Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard, 1926) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) una nueva plaga en cultivos valencianos. Boletin de Sanidad Vegetal. Plagas 20, 103-109.

* Fisher N, LaSalle J (2005) A new species of Neocharsocharis Kurdjumov (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of serpentine leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in southeast Asia. Zootaxa 1044, 27-34.

* Hammad EMAF, Nemer NM (2000) Population densities, spatial pattern and development of the pea leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on cucumber, swisschard and bean. The Journal of Agricultural Science 134, 61-68.

* Hincapie CMC, Saavedra HME, Trochez PAL (1993) Life cycle, behavior and natural enemies of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) on bulb onion (Allium cepa L.). Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 19, 51-57.

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

* Kuhnke KH, Wulfert I, Opitz B (1998) The ability to survive outdoors of Liriomyza huidobrensis. Gesunde Pflanzen 50, 129-132.

* Martin AD, Stanley-Horn D, Hallett RH (2005) Adult host preference and larval performance of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on selected hosts. Environmental Entomology 34, 1170-1177.

* Masetti A, Luchetti A, Mantovani B, Burgio G (2006) Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polyorphism assays to distinguish Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from associated species on lettuce cropping systems in Italy. Journal of Economic Entomology 99, 1268-1272.

* 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.

* Nakamura S, Masuda T, Mochizuki A, Konishi K, Tokumaru S, Ueno K, Yamaguchi T (2013) Primer design for identifying economically important Liriomyza species (Diptera: Agromyzidae) by multiplex PCR. Molecular Ecology Resources 13, 96-102.

* Parish JB, Carvalho GA, Ramos RS, Queiroz EA, Picanço MC, Guedes RNC, Correa AS (2016) Host range and genetic strains of leafminer flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in eastern Brazil reveal a new divergent clade of Liriomyza sativae. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 19(3), 235-244.

* 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.

* 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.

* Valladares G, Pinta D, Salvo A (1996) La mosca minadora Liriomyza huidobrensis Diptera, Agromyzidae en cultivos de Córdoba. Horticultura Argentina 15(39), 13-18.

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

* Wei J, Zou L, Kuang R, He L (2000) Influence of leaf tissue structure on host feeding selection by pea leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Zoological Studies 39, 295-300.

* 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/iew169

* Yabas C, Civelek HS, Ulubilir A (1995) The new leaf miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard 1926) on vegetables for Turkey. Türkiye Entomoloji Dergisi 19, 117-122.
Liriomyza sativae (LIRISA) Host
* Andersen A, Tran TTA, Nordhus E (2008) Distribution and importance of polyphagous Liriomyza species (Diptera, Agromyzidae) in vegetables in Vietnam. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 55, 149-164.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field

* Mazumdar S, Bhuiya BA (2017) True flies: biology and plant hosts of vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae Blanchard (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from Bangladesh. Bugs R All no 159. In: Zoo’s Print 32(8), 12-21.

* Spencer KA (1973) Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. Series Entomologica Volume 9. Dr. W. Junk B.V. The Hague, The Netherlands. 418 pp.

* Stegmaier CE (1966) Host plants and parasites of Liriomyza munda in Florida (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Florida Entomologist 49(2), 81-86.
------- confirmed host. Rearing record

* Tran DH (2009) Agromyzid leaf miners and their parasitoids on vegetables in Central Vietnam. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 15(2), 21-33.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in commercial vegetable fields
Liriomyza trifolii (LIRITR) Host
* Spencer KA (1973) Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. Series Entomologica Volume 9. Dr. W. Junk B.V. The Hague, The Netherlands. 418 pp.

* Zhang XR, Xing ZL, Lei ZR, Gao YL (2017) Recent Status of the Invasive Leafminer Liriomyza trifolii in China. Southwestern Entomologist 42(1), 301-304. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.042.0130
Liriomyza trifolii (as Cucumis) (LIRITR) Host
Longidorus diadecturus (LONGDI) Host
* Allen WR, Van Schagen JG, Eveleigh ES (1982) Transmission of peach rosette mosaic virus to peach, grape, and cucumber by Longidorus diadecturus obtained from diseased orchards in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 4, 16–18.

* Allen WR, Van Schagen JG, Ebsary BA (1984) Comparative transmission of the peach rosette mosaic virus by Ontario populations of Longidorus diadecturus and Xiphinema americanum (Nematoda: Longidoridae). Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 6, 29–32.
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.
Meloidogyne enterolobii (MELGMY) Host
* Gómez-González G, Márquez-Zequera I, Cruz-Lachica I, Osuna-García LA, García-Estrada RS (2020) First report of Meloidogyne enterolobii parasitizing cucumber in Sinaloa, Mexico. Plant Disease 104(4), p 1260.

* Kiewnick S, Karssen G, Brito JA, Oggenfuss M, Frey JE (2008) First report of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii on tomato and cucumber in Switzerland. Plant Disease. 92, 1370.
Meloidogyne floridensis (MELGFL) Host
* Marquez J, Hajihassani A (2023) Identification and virulence of five isolates of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne floridensis on vegetables. Plant Disease 107(5), 1522-15888.
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, cvs. Alman hiyari, Bt Bursaalpha, Kornizon were found to be excellent hosts.


* Strajnar P, Širca S, Geric Stare B & Urek G (2009) Characterization of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne ethiopica Whitehead, 1968, from Slovenia. Russian Journal of Nematology 17, 135-142.

* 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.
Meloidogyne mali (MELGMA) Host
Melon yellowing-associated virus (MYAV00) Host
* Lima MF, Lastro M, Alves RC (2010) Identificação de potyviroses e do Melon yellowing associated virus (MYaV) em amostras de cucurbitáceas coletadas no Estado do Amazonas. Horticultura Brasileira 28, S1183-S1186.
----- as cucumber. Found in one sample collected during surveys in Amazonas.
Myiopardalis pardalina (CARYPA) Host
Myiopardalis pardalina (as Cucurbitaceae) (CARYPA) Host
Nacobbus aberrans sensu lato (NACOBA) 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.
Nepovirus lycopersici (TORSV0) Host
* Akdura N, Sevik M (2021) Investigation of Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) by real-time TaqMan RT-PCR in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi) 27(3), 335-340.
Nepovirus nicotianae (TRSV00) Host
* Sinclair JB & Walker JC (1956) A survey of ringspot on cucumber in Wisconsin. Plant Disease Reporter 40, 19-20.
Orthotospovirus arachianuli (GRSV00) Host
* Spadotti DMA, Leao EU, Rocha KCG, Pavan MA, Krause-Sakate R (2014) First report of Groundnut ringspot virus in cucumber fruits in Brazil. New Disease Reports 29, 25 http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2014.029.025
Orthotospovirus cucurbichlorosis (ZLCV00) Host
* Nagata T, de Resende O, Kitajima EW, Costa H, Inoue-Nagata AK, de Avila AC (1998) First report of natural occurrence of zucchini lethal chlorosis tospovirus on cucumber and chrysanthemum stem necrosis tospovirus on tomato in Brazil. Plant Disease, 82(12), p 1403.
Orthotospovirus impatiensnecromaculae (INSV00) Host
* Lebas BSM, Ochoa-Corona FM (2007) Impatiens necrotic spot viris. In: Rao GP, Bragard C & Lebas BSM (editors) Characterisation, Diagnosis & Management of Plant Viruses; Vol 4: Grain Crops & Ornamentals. Studium Press LLC, Texas, USA, 221-243.
Pantoea ananatis (ERWIAN) Host
* Lao G, Jin P, Miao W, Liu W (2022) First report of leaf spot on cucumber caused by Pantoea ananatis in Hainan of China. Plant Disease (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0819-PDN
Pepper golden mosaic virus (PEPGMV) Host
* Sanchez-Chavez S, Regla-Marquez CF, Cardenas-Conejo ZE, Garcia-Rodriguez DA, Centeno-Leija S, Serrano-Posada H, Liñan-Rico A, Partida-Palacios BL, Cardenas-Conejo Y (2020) First report of begomoviruses infecting Cucumis sativus L. in North America and identification of a proposed new begomovirus species. PeerJ 8:e9245 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9245
Pepper huasteco yellow vein virus (PHYVV0) Host
* Sanchez-Chavez S, Regla-Marquez CF, Cardenas-Conejo ZE, Garcia-Rodriguez DA, Centeno-Leija S, Serrano-Posada H, Liñan-Rico A, Partida-Palacios BL, Cardenas-Conejo Y (2020) First report of begomoviruses infecting Cucumis sativus L. in North America and identification of a proposed new begomovirus species. PeerJ 8:e9245 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9245
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
Phytophthora capsici (PHYTCP) Host
Platynota stultana (PLAAST) Host
* Korycinska A, Eyre D (2015) Plant pest fact sheet. Omnivorous leafroller, Platynota stultana. Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs, UK.
Pratylenchus coffeae (as Cucurbitaceae) (PRATCO) Host
Prodiplosis longifila (PRDILO) 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).

* 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) Host
* Horita M, Tsuchiya K, Suga Y, Yano K, Waki T, Kurose D, Furuya N (2014) Current classification of Ralstonia solanacearum and genetic diversity of the strains in Japan. Journal of general plant pathology 80(6), 455-465.
Ralstonia solanacearum (RALSSL) Host
* Wicker E, Grassart L, Coranson-Beaudu R, Mian D, Guilbaud C, Fegan M, Prior P (2007) Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Martinique (French West Indies) exhibiting a new pathogenic potential. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(21), 6790-801. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00841-07
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RALSSO) Host
* Horita M, Tsuchiya K, Suga Y, Yano K, Waki T, Kurose D, Furuya N (2014) Current classification of Ralstonia solanacearum and genetic diversity of the strains in Japan. Journal of general plant pathology 80(6), 455-465.

* Wicker E, Grassart L, Coranson-Beaudu R, Mian D, Guilbaud C, Fegan M, Prior P (2007) Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Martinique (French West Indies) exhibiting a new pathogenic potential. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(21), 6790-801. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00841-07
Rotylenchulus reniformis (as Cucurbitaceae) (ROTYRE) Host
Scirtothrips dorsalis (SCITDO) 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.
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/ieu157
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.

* Nurkomar I, Trisnawati DW, Fahmi F, Buchori D (2023) Survival, development, and fecundity of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on various host plant species and their Implication for pest management. Insects 14(7), 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070629
--------- In laboratory experiments conducted in Indonesia, papaya was found to be a suitable host, which could serve as an alternate host (to maize).
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.

* Capinera JL (2017) Yellowstriped Armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida /IFAS Extension, EENY216, 4p. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN37300.pdf

* Comstock JA (1965) Ciclo biologico de Prodenia ornithogalli Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Serie Zoologia 36, 199-202.

* Coto D, Saunders JL, Vargas-S CL, King ABS (1995) Plagas invertebradas de cultivos tropicales con énfasis em América Central-Um invetário. Turrialba, CATIE, 200 pp.

* Crumb SE (1929) Tobacco cutworms. USDA Technical Bulletin 88, p 179.

* Heppner JB (2007) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Gainesville, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, p 670.

* 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

* Tietz HM (1972) An index to the described life histories, early stages and hosts of the Macrolepidoptera of the continental United States and Canada, 536 pp.
Tetranychus evansi (TETREV) Host
* Tian L, Jin PY, Sun CP, Hong XY (2019) First distribution record of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in mainland China. Systematic & Applied Acarology 24(6), 965–970.
------- confirmed host

* Tian L, Jin PY, Sun CP, Hong XY (2019) First distribution record of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in mainland China. Systematic & Applied Acarology 24(6), 965–970.
------- confirmed host
Thrips palmi (THRIPL) Host
* Duran IC, Mesa NC, Estrada EI (1999) [Life cyle of Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and host plant registered in the Cauca Valley]. Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 25(3/4), 109-120 (in Spanish).

* 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.

* Sartiami D, Mound LA (2013) Identification of the terebrantian thrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera) associated with cultivated plants in Java, Indonesia. ZooKeys 306, 1-21.
Thrips parvispinus (THRIPV) 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 setosus (THRISE) Host
Tomato chlorosis virus (TOCV00) Host
* Bello VH,  Gorayeb ES, Watanabe LFM, De Marchi BR, Ribeiro-Junior MR, Vicentin E, da Silva FB, Krause-Sakate R (2020) First report of Tomato chlorosis virus infecting cucumber in Brazil. Plant Disease 104(2), p 603. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-19-1490-PDN
------- Confirmed host.
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV0) Host
* Al-Ali E, Al-Hashash H, Ben Heji A, Al-Aqeel H (2016) First report of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus infecting cucumber in Kuwait. Plant Disease 100(3), p 656.
Trialeurodes ricini (TRIARI) Host
Xyphon flaviceps (CARNFL) Host
* Catanach TA, Dietrich CH, Woolley JB (2013) A revision of the New World sharpshooter genus Xyphon Hamilton (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae). Zootaxa 3741(4), 490-510.
------- collected from
Alphanucleorhabdovirus melongenae (EMDV00) Major host
Bactrocera latifrons (DACULA) Major host
* 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). 

* McQuate GT, Liquido NJ (2013) Annotated World Bibliography of Host Fruits of Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Insecta Mundi. Paper 792. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/792
------- Confirmed host.
Cucumber vein yellowing virus (CVYV00) Major host
* Louro D, Quinot A, Neto E, Fernandes JE, Marian D, Vecchiati M, Caciagli P, Vaira AM (2004) Occurrence of Cucumber vein yellowing virus in cucurbitaceous species in southern Portugal. Plant pathology 53(2), 241.

* Mansour A,  Al‐Musa A (1993) Cucumber vein yellowing virus; host range and virus vector relationships. Journal of Phytopathology, 137(1), 73-78.
Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV00) Major host
* Kheireddine A, Sáez C, Sifres A, Picó B, López C (2020) First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting cucumber and zucchini in Algeria. Plant Disease 104(4), 1264. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2091-PDN

* Kwak H-Rn Byun H-S, Choi H-S, Han J-W, Kim C-S, Wintermantel WM, Kim JE, Kim M (2021) First report of cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting cucumber in South Korea. Plant Disease 105(9), p 2740. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-20-2375-PDN

* Salem NM, Araj S, Alshareef T, Abu Muslem M, Bess H, Katis NI (2020) First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus from cucumber plants affected by interveinal yellowing disease in Jordan. Plant Disease 104(12), 3276-3277. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-20-0674-PDN
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV0) Major host
* Orfanidou CG, Maliogka VI, Katis NI, Kontosfyris G, Smith T, Caglayan K (2017) First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in cucumber in Turkey.  Journal of Plant Patholology 99, 533

* Papayiannis LC, Ioannou N, Boubourakas IN, Dovas CI, Katis NI, Falk BW (2005) Incidence of viruses infecting cucurbits in Cyprus. Journal of Phytopathology 153(9), 530-535.
Dacus ciliatus (DACUCI) Major 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.

* White IM (2006) Taxonomy of the Dacina (Diptera: Tephritidae) of Africa and the Middle East. African Entomology Memoir 2, 156 pp.
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (DIABUH) Major 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, Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication 2, 1-476.
------- Larval host. As Cucumis hardwickii and C. sativus.
Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata (DIABUN) Major 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, Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication 2, 1-476.
-------- Larval and adult host.
Frankliniella occidentalis (FRANOC) Major host
* Zhang B, Qian W, Qiao X, Xi Y, Wan F (2019) Invasion biology, ecology, and management of Frankliniella occidentalis in China. Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology 102(3):e21613.
Liriomyza bryoniae (LIRIBO) Major host
* Abul-Nasr S & Assem AH (1961) A leaf miner, Liriomyza bryoniae (Kalt), attacking cucurbitaceous plants in Egypt. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Egypt 45, 401-403.

* Ostrauskas H, Pakalniškis S, Taluntytė L(2003) The species composition of plant mining dipterous (Insecta: Diptera) of greenhouse surroundings in Lithuania. Ekologija 3, 3-11.

* Spencer KA (1973) Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. Series Entomologica Volume 9. Dr. W. Junk B.V. The Hague, The Netherlands. 418 pp.

* Tran DH (2009) Agromyzid leaf miners and their parasitoids on vegetables in Central Vietnam. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 15(2), 21-33.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in commercial vegetable fields
Meloidogyne ethiopica (MELGET) Major host
* Carneiro R M D G, Correa V R, Almeida M R A, Gomes A C M M, Deimi A M, 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.
Orthotospovirus citrullomaculosi (WMSMOV) Major host
* Shimada R, Okuda M, Uekusa H (2019) Characteristics of watermelon silver mottle virus (WSMoV) found in Kanagawa Prefecture and reproduction of symptoms on cucumber caused by WSMoV.  Japanese Journal of Phytopathology 85(2), 108-111. (abst.)
Orthotospovirus meloflavi (MYSVV0) Major host
* Chiemsombat P, Gajanandana O, Warin N, Hongprayoon R, Bhunchoth A, Pongsapich, P (2008) Biological and molecular characterization of tospoviruses in Thailand. Archives of Virology 153(3), 571-577.
------- as cucumber.
Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae (TSWV00) Major host
* Erilmez S (2022) First report of tomato spotted wilt virus in cucumber in Turkey. Journal of Plant Pathology 104, p 879. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-022-01078-2

* Kon T, Watanabe N, Ootake H, Fuji SI (2022) Occurrence and characterization of tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus isolated from cucumber. European Journal of Plant Pathology 163(4), 789-797.

* 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.
Serratia marcescens (as Cucurbitaceae) (SERRMA) Major host
Spodoptera littoralis (SPODLI) Major host
* Prasad J, Bhattacharya AK (1975) Growth and development of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) on several plants. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 79, 34-48.
Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV00) Major host
* Al-Musa A, Anfoka G, Misbeh S, Abhary M, Ahmad FH (2008) Detection and molecular characterization of Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) in Jordan. Journal of Phytopathology 156(5), 311-316.
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (TOLCND) Major host
* Ito T, Sharma P, Kittipakorn K, Ikegami M (2008) Complete nucleotide sequence of a new isolate of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infecting cucumber, bottle gourd and muskmelon in Thailand. Archives of Virology 153(3), 611-613.
------- confirmed host.

* Juarez M, Rabadan MP, Martinez LD, Tayahi M, Grande-Perez A, Gomez P (2019) Natural hosts and genetic diversity of the emerging Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Spain. Frontiers in Microbiology 10, 140. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00140
------ confirmed host. 

* Rabadan MP, Aranda MA, Gomez P, Juarez M, Tayahi M (2019) El virus de rizado del tomate de Nueva Delhi (ToLCNDV) en cultivos y malas hierbas. Phytoma-Espana no.  306, 18-25.
Zeugodacus cucumis (DACUCM) Major host
* Dominiak BC, Worsley P (2018) Review of cucumber fruit fly, Bactrocera cucumis (French) (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) in Australia: Part 1, host range, surveillance and distribution. Crop Protection 106, 79-85.
Zeugodacus cucurbitae (DACUCU) Major 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

* 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
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV00) Major host
* Desbiez C., Lecoq H (1997) Zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Plant pathology, 46(6), 809-829.
Zeugodacus cucumis (as Cucurbitaceae) (DACUCM) Wild/Weed