EPPO Global Database

Mayetiola destructor(MAYEDE)

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
Triticum aestivum (TRZAX) Major host
* Schemerhorn BJ, Cambron SE, Subramanyam S (2024) Hessian fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) virulence in Louisiana: assessment of field populations from 2023 to efficacy of 27 Hessian fly resistance genes in wheat. Journal of Economic Entomology 117(2), 660-665.
Poaceae (1GRAF) Wild/Weed
Hordeum vulgare (HORVX) Host
Secale cereale (SECCE) Host