EPPO Global Database

Gardenia thunbergia(GADTH)

Pests

	Organism	Type

	Brevipalpus yothersi (as Gardenia) (BRVPYO)	Host
* Beard JJ, Ochoa R, Braswell WE, Bauchan GR (2015) Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) species complex (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) – a closer look. Zootaxa 3944(1), 67 pp. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3944.1.1
	Cephonodes hylas (as Rubiaceae) (CEPOHY)	Host
	Ceroplastes stellifer (as Gardenia) (VINSST)	Host
	Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto (EUWAWH)	Host
* Ceriani-Nakamurakare E, Gomez DF, Trebino A, Listre A, Ingaramo L, Pilón AA, Bollazzi M (2025) Increasing breeding host range and fast spread across Uruguay reveals the invasion potential of Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) in South America. NeoBiota 98, 247-260. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.98.147227 ------- Reproductive host in Uruguay.
	Luperomorpha xanthodera (as Gardenia) (LUPMXA)	Host
	Platynota stultana (as Gardenia) (PLAAST)	Host
* Hoover GA, Biddinger DJ (2014) Omnivorous leafroller, Platynota stultana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Penn State Extension Pest Alert. https://ento.psu.edu/files/omnivorous-leafroller/view
	Scirtothrips dorsalis (SCITDO)	Host
* Scott-Brown AS, Hodgetts J, Hall J, Simmonds MJS, Collins DW (2018) Potential role of botanic garden collections in predicting hosts at risk globally from invasive pests: a case study using Scirtothrips dorsalis. Journal of Pest Science 91(2), 601-611. ------- Confirmed host.
	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. * Heppner JB (2007) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Gainesville, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, p 670.