EPPO Global Database

Larix kaempferi(LAXLE)

Pests

Organism Type
Melampsora medusae (as Larix) (MELMME) Alternate
Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidis (as Larix) (MELMMD) Alternate
Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (as Larix) (MELDHI) Alternate
Fusarium circinatum (GIBBCI) Experimental
* Drenkhan R, Ganley B, Martín-García J, Vahalík P, Adamson K, Adamčíková K, Ahumada R, Blank L et al. (2020) Global geographic distribution and host range of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker. Forests 11(7), 724.
------- Low susceptibility observed during glasshouse experiments.
Gremmeniella abietina (GREMAB) Experimental
* Yokota S (1983) Etiological and pathological studies on Scleroderris canker in Hokkaido, Japan, Bull. For. & For. Prod. Res. Inst. 321, 89-116
Allantophomopsiella pseudotsugae (as Larix) (POTECO) Host
Arceuthobium laricis (as Larix) (ARELA) Host
Arceuthobium pusillum (as Larix) (AREPU) Host
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (BURSXY) Host
* Yu HY, Wu H, Zhang XD, Wang L, Zhang X, Song Y (2019) Preliminary study on Larix spp. infected by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in natural environment. Forest Pest and Disease 38, 7-10 (abst.).
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (as Larix) (BURSXY) Host
Cephalcia lariciphila (CEPCAL) Host
* Shinohara A (1997) Web-spinning sawflies (Hymenoptera, Pamphiliidae) feeding on larch. Bulletin of the National Science Museum Series A (Zoology) 23, 191-212.
------- As Larix leptolepis. Host of both Cephalcia lariciphila lariciphila and C.  lariciphila japonica.
Choristoneura fumiferana (as Larix) (CHONFU) Host
Crisicoccus pini (as Larix) (DACLPI) Host
Larix sp. listed by EFSA (2021) citing Chen et al. (2005).

* Chen S, Chen R, Chen Q, He L and Lui Z (2005) Bionomics of Crisicoccus pini in Qingdao area. Zhongguo Senlin Bingchong, 24, 8–11. 

* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2021) Pest categorisation of Crisicoccus pini. EFSA Journal 19(11), e06928.  https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6928
Dendrolimus spectabilis (as Larix) (DENDSC) Host
Dendrolimus superans (DENDSU) Host
* Kobayashi F,Taketani A (1994) Forest insects. Tokyo, Youkendo, 567 pp. (In Japanese, cited by EFSA PHL 2022).

* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2022) Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Dendrolimus superans. EFSA Journal 20(8), 7525, 23 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7525
Gnathotrichus sulcatus (as Pinaceae) (GNAHSU) Host
Heterobasidion irregulare (as Larix) (HETEIR) Host
Ips cembrae (IPSXCE) Host
Ips cembrae (as Larix) (IPSXCE) Host
* Grodzki W (2008) Ips cembrae Heer (Col.: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in young larch stands–a new problem in Poland. Forstschutz Aktuell, 44, 8-9.

* Holuša J, Kula E, Wewiora F, Lukášová K (2014) Flight activity, within the trap tree abundance and overwintering of the larch bark beetle (Ips cembrae) in Czech Republic. Šumarski list, 138 (1-2), 19-27.
Ips hauseri (as Larix) (IPSXHA) Host
* Douglas HB, Cognato AI, Grebennikov V, Savard K (2019) Dichotomous and matrix-based keys to the Ips bark beetles of the World (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 38, 234 pp. http://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/dcgs_38/factsheets/Ips_hauseri.pdf
Lachnellula willkommii (as Larix) (LCHNWI) Host
Monochamus alternatus (MONCAL) Host
* Kobayashi F, Yamane A, Ikeda T (1984) The Japanese pine sawyer beetle as the vector of pine wilt disease. Annual Review of Entomology 29, 115-135. 
Monochamus nitens (MONCNI) Host
* Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes. http://titan.gbif.fr/sel_plantes.php?nomplante=1305 (last accessed 2022-09).
Monochamus nitens (as Larix) (MONCNI) Host
* Akbulut S, Togashi K & Linit MJ (2017) Cerambycids as plant disease vectors with special reference to pine wilt. In Cerambycidae of the world, pp. 209-252. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Monochamus saltuarius (MONCSL) 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.
Monochamus saltuarius (as Larix) (MONCSL) 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.
Monochamus scutellatus (as Larix) (MONCST) Host
* Akbulut S, Stamps WT (2012) Insect vectors of the pinewood nematode: a review of the biology and ecology of Monochamus species. Forest Pathology 42(2), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00733.x
Monochamus sutor (MONCSU) 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.
Monochamus sutor (as Larix) (MONCSU) 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.
Monochamus urussovii (MONCUR) 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.
Monochamus urussovii (as Larix) (MONCUR) 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.
Mycodiella laricis-leptolepidis (MYCOLL) Host
* Xu M (2020) Main types of forest diseases and their prevention and control in cold temperate zone and temperate zone of China. Journal of Temperate Forestry Research 3, 1 http://www.wdlyyj.cn/CN/Y2020/V3/I1/1 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Phytophthora cinnamomi (as Pinaceae) (PHYTCN) Host
Phytophthora pluvialis (PHYTUV) Host
* Pérez-Sierra A, Chitty R, Eacock A, Wylder B, Biddle M, Quick C, Olivieri L, Crampton M (2024) First report of Phytophthora pluvialis causing cankers on Japanese larch in the United Kingdom. New Disease Reports, 49, 12246. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12246
Polygraphus proximus (POLGPR) Host
* Nobuchi A (1979) Bark beetles of tribe Polygraphini in Japan (Coleoptera, Scolytidae). Bulletin of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 308, 1-14.
Scolytus morawitzi (as Larix) (SCOLMO) Host
Sirex noctilio (as Larix) (SIRXNO) Host
Tetropium gracilicorne (as Larix) (TETOGR) Host
Trichoferus campestris (as Larix) (HESOCA) Host
* Iwata R & Yamada F (1990) Notes on the biology of Hesperophanes campestris, a drywood borer in Japan. Material und Organismen 25, 305–313.
Xylotrechus altaicus (as Larix) (XYLOAL) Host
Ips subelongatus (IPSXFA) Major host
* Lee CY, Nam Y, Park C, Bae YJ, Choi WI (2019) Forecasting Spring Flight of Ips subelongatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Japanese larch Larix kaempferi (Pinales: Pinaceae) Forests in the Republic of Korea, Environmental Entomology, 48(6), 1481–1488, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz105
------- Confirmed host. 

* Yamaoka Y, Hizai M, Chung WH, Masuya H (2009) Constant association of ophiostomatoid fungi with the bark beetle Ips subelongatus invading Japanese larch logs. Mycoscience 50(3), 165-172.
Neofusicoccum laricinum (GUIGLA) Major host
* Hattori Y, Ando Y, Nakashima C (2021) Taxonomical re-examination of the genus Neofusicoccum in Japan. Mycoscience 62, 250-259.

* Sato K, Shouji T (1962) Ditto Ⅴ (Preliminary report). Pathogenicity of Guignardia laricina, the causal fungus of the disease. Transactions of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the  Japanese Forestry Society, 217-219 (in Japanese).
------- Confirmed host.
Orgyia leucostigma (as Larix) (HEMELE) Major host
 * Drooz AT (1985) Insects of eastern forests. USDA Forest Service, Miscellaneous Publication 1426, 608 pp.

* Van Driesche RG, LaForest JH, Bargeron CT, Reardon RC, Herlihy M (2012) Forest Pest Insects in North America: a Photographic Guide. USDA Forest Service. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV. FHTET-2012-02.

 * Wallner WE & McManus KA (1989) Proceedings, Lymantriidae: a comparison of features of New and Old World tussock moths; 1988 June 26-July 1; New Haven, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-123. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 554 p.
Phytophthora ramorum (PHYTRA) Major host
* Webber JF, Mullet M & Brasier CM (2010) Dieback and mortality of plantation Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) associated with infection by Phytophthora ramorum. New Disease Reports 22, 19.
Tetropium gracilicorne (TETOGR) Major host