EPPO Global Database

Dioscorea polygonoides(DIUPO)

Pests

Organism
Type
Cylas formicarius (as Dioscorea) (CYLAFO) Host
Lasiodiplodia theobromae (as Dioscorea) (PHYORH) Host
Leptoglossus australis (as Dioscorea) (LEPLAU) Host
Planococcus kenyae (as Dioscorea) (PLANKE) Host
Scutellonema bradys (as Dioscorea) (SCUNBR) Major host
* Baimey H, Coyne D, Labuschagne N (2009) Pathogenicity of Scutellonema bradys populations from different geographical areas in Benin on yam (Dioscorea spp.). Crop Protection 28(9), 715-721.
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/ieu167