EPPO Global Database

Hibiscus sabdariffa(HIBSA)

Pests

Organism Type
Aleurodicus dispersus (as Hibiscus) (ALEDDI) Host
Anoplophora chinensis (as Hibiscus) (ANOLCN) Host
* Lim J, Jung S-Y, Lim J-S, Jang J, Kim K-M, Lee Y-M, Lee B-W (2014) A review of host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) with new host records for fourteen Cerambycids, including the Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky), in Korea. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 53(2), 111-133.

* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
Ascochyta gossypiicola (as Hibiscus) (ASCOGO) Host
Begomovirus gossypii (as Hibiscus) (CLCRV0) Host
Begomovirus gossypimultanense (CLCUMV) Host
* Arif M, Lin W, Lin L, Islam W, Jie Z, He Z, Du Z, Wu Z. 2018. Cotton leaf curl Multan virus infecting Hibiscus sabdariffa in China. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 40(1), 128–131. doi: 10.1080/07060661.2017.1389770
Bemisia tabaci (as Hibiscus) (BEMITA) Host
Brevipalpus yothersi (as Hibiscus) (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
Cylas puncticollis (CYLAPU) Host
* Malgwi MA, Onu I (2013) Alternate host plants, hibernation sites and survival strategy of Cylas puncticollis Boh.: a new pest of cotton. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare 3(2), 9-22.
------- feeding host
Dysdercus cingulatus (as Hibiscus) (DYSDCI) Host
Dysdercus fasciatus (as Hibiscus) (DYSDFA) Host
Earias insulana (as Hibiscus) (EARIIN) Host
Earias vittella (as Hibiscus) (EARIVI) Host
Echinothrips americanus (as Hibiscus) (ECHTAM) Host
* Marino F, Abenaim L, Conte G, Marraccini D, Farina P, Conti B (2026) The mite, the bug, and the nematode: Assessing the efficacy of three biological control agents against Echinothrips americanus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Crop Protection 202, 107553.
Helicoverpa zea (HELIZE) Host
* Matthews M (1991) Classification of the Heliothinae. Bulletin of the Natural Resources Institute No. 44. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.
Lissachatina fulica (as Hibiscus) (ACHAFU) Host
* Thiengo SC, Faraco FA, Salgado NC, Cowie RH, Fernandez MA (2007) Rapid spread of an invasive snail in South America: the giant African snail, Achatina fulica, in Brasil. Biological Invasions 9, 693-702.
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PHENHI) Host
* Chang LWH, Miller CE (1996) Pathway Risk Assessment: Pink mealybug from the Caribbean. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 61 pp.
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (OXYAHY) Host
* Silva KI, Soares LJ, Gonçalves GA, de Souza AH, Oliveira JM, Marcossi Í, Pedrosa MW (2026) First record of Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa, 1847)(Hemiptera: Oxycarenidae) on Hibiscus sabdariffa L.(Malvales: Malvaceae) in Brazil and characterization of plant injuries. Entomological Communications 8, ec08006. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08006
Parabemisia myricae (as Hibiscus) (PRABMY) Host
Parasaissetia nigra (as Hibiscus) (SAISNI) Host
Pectinophora gossypiella (as Hibiscus) (PECTGO) Host
Phenacoccus solenopsis (PHENSO) Host
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
Popillia japonica (as Hibiscus) (POPIJA) Host
* INTERNET
Regione Piemonte. Servizio fitosanitario. Lotte obbligatorie - Coleottero scarabeide del Giappone (Popillia japonica Newman). Popillia danni e difesa. https://www.regione.piemonte.it/web/sites/default/files/media/documenti/2019-06/popillia_danni_difesa.pdf
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (as Hibiscus) (PSEAPE) Host
* García Morales M, Denno BD, Miller DR, Miller GL, Ben-Dov Y, Hardy NB (2016) ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. doi: 10.1093/database/bav118. http://scalenet.info [accessed 2026-02].

* Miller DR & Davidson JA (2005) Armored Scale Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs. Cornell Univ. Press Ithaca, NY 442 pp.
Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (RALSPS) Host
* Wu YF, Cheng AS, Lin CH, Chen CY (2013) First report of bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on Roselle in Taiwan. Plant Disease 97, p 1375. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-02-13-0186-PDN
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RALSSO) Host
* Wu YF, Cheng AS, Lin CH, Chen CY (2013) First report of bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on Roselle in Taiwan. Plant Disease 97, p 1375. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-02-13-0186-PDN
------- Phylotype I (Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum).
Amrasca biguttula (EMPOBI) Major host
* Akonde ZF-X, Zakari Moussa O, Atta S, Leyo IH, Dan Guimbo I (2024) Cotton leafhoppers, Amrasca biguttula (Ishida, 1913) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), identified as a new species on okra and guinea sorrel in Niger. Advances in Entomology 12, 183-194. https://doi.org/10.4236/ae.2024.123014
Oxycarenus lavaterae (as Hibiscus) (OXYALV) Major host