EPPO Global Database

Dioscorea sp.(DIUSS)

Pests

Organism Type
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.

* Wattanapongsiri A (1966) A revision of the genera Rhynchophorus and Dynamis. Department of Agricultural Science Bulletin, Bangkok, Thailand.
Aleurothrixus trachoides (ALTRTR) Host
Colletotrichum fructicola (COLLFC) Host
* Weir BS, Johnston PR, Damm U (2012) The Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex. Studies in Mycology, 73, 115-180.
Cylas formicarius (as Dioscorea) (CYLAFO) Host
Hypothenemus hampei (STEHHA) Host
* Damon A (2000) A review of the biology and control of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 90(6), 453-465.

* Marchioro M, Vallotto D, Ruzzier E, Besana L, Rossini M, Ortis G, Faccoli M, Martinez-Sañudo I (2023) Scolytinae former Cryphalini host plant dataset. Avalaible in Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7925274 
Lasiodiplodia theobromae (as Dioscorea) (PHYORH) Host
Leptoglossus australis (as Dioscorea) (LEPLAU) Host
Opogona sacchari (OPOGSC) Host
* Gibbs IH (1991) The sugar cane stalk borer (Opogona sacchari Bojer) - a pest of stored yams in Barbados. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the Barbados Society of Technologists in Agriculture, Rockley Resort, Barbados, West Indies, 13 & 15 November 1991, pp. 20-23.

* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
------- considered as host in the above publication. However monicotyledonous plants are generally considered immune to this fungus.
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.