EPPO Global Database

Eoreuma loftini(EORELO)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Oryza sativa (ORYSA) Major host
Saccharum officinarum (SACOF) Major host
* Showler AT, Wilson BE, Reagan TE (2012) Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury to corn greater than to sorghum and sugarcane under field conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5), 1597-1602.
Sorghum bicolor (SORVU) Major host
* Showler AT, Wilson BE, Reagan TE (2012) Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury to corn greater than to sorghum and sugarcane under field conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5), 1597-1602.

* Okosun OO, Allen KC, Glover JP, Reddy GV (2021) Biology, ecology, and management of key sorghum insect pests. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa027
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Major host
* Showler AT, Wilson BE, Reagan TE (2012) Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury to corn greater than to sorghum and sugarcane under field conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5), 1597-1602.
Saccharum (1SACG) Host