EPPO Global Database

Heteronychus arator(HETRAR)

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
Lolium perenne (LOLPE) Major host
* King PD, Mercer CF, Meekings JS (1981) Ecology of black beetle, Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)—influence of pasture species on oviposition site preference. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 8 (1), 119-122. 
Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) Major host
* Matthiessen JN, Learmonth SE (1995) Impact of the soil insects African black beetle, Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and whitefringed weevil, Graphognathus leucoloma (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), on potatoes and effects of soil insecticide treatments in south-western Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 85(1), 101-111.

* Venter RJH, Louw M (1978) Heteronychus arator (Fabricius), a potentially dangerous pest of potatoes (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Phytophylactica 10 (3), 99.
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Major host
* Abdallah M, Mwatawala MW, Kudra AB (2016) Abundance and dispersal of Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in maize fields under different fertilizer treatments. SpringerPlus 5, 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-1847-8

* Drinkwater TW, Groenewald LH (1994) Comparison of imidacloprid and furathiocarb seed dressing insecticides for the control of the black maize beetle, Heteronychus arator Fabricius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in maize. Crop Protection, 13(6), 421-424
Begonia (1BEGG) Host
Calendula (1CLDG) Host
Cucurbita (1CUUG) Host
Daucus carota subsp. sativus (DAUCS) Host
Eucalyptus globulus (EUCGL) Host
* Bulinski J, Matthiessen JN, Alexander R (2006) Development of a cost-effective, pesticide-free approach to managing African black beetle (Heteronychus arator) in Australian eucalyptus plantations.Crop Protection, 25(11), 1161-1166.
------- adults cause damage to Eucalyptus globulus.
Fragaria x ananassa (FRAAN) Host
Lactuca sativa (LACSA) Host
Paspalum dilatatum (PASDI) Host
* King PD, Mercer CF, Meekings JS (1981) Ecology of black beetle, Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)—influence of pasture species on oviposition site preference. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 8 (1), 119-122. 
Petunia (1PEUG) Host
Phlox (1POXG) Host
Pisum sativum (PIBSX) Host
plants (2PLAN) Host
Poaceae (1GRAF) Host
* King PD, Mercer CF, Meekings JS (1981) Ecology of black beetle, Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)—influence of pasture species on oviposition site preference. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 8 (1), 119-122. 
Rheum rhabarbarum (RHERH) Host
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Host
Vitis vinifera (VITVI) Host
* Sainty BJ (1991) Experiences with African black beetle and weevils. Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 6(3), 237-238.