EPPO Global Database

Musa acuminata(MUBAC)

Pests

Organism Type
Meloidogyne enterolobii (MELGMY) Experimental
* Levin R, Brito JA, Crow WT, Schoellhorn RK (2005) Host status of several perennial ornamental plants to four root-knot nematode species in growth room and greenhouse experiments (abstract). Journal of Nematology 37, 379. https://journals.flvc.org/jon/article/view/67587/65255
------- only litterature report for this host.
Rhynchophorus palmarum (as Musa) (RHYCPA) Experimental
* Wattanapongsiri, A. (1966) A revision of the Genera Rhynchophorus and Dynamis. Department of Agricultural Science Bulletin, Bangkok, Thailand.
Aleurodicus dugesii (as Musa) (ALEDDU) Host
Amblypelta lutescens (as Musa) (AMBPLU) Host
Babuvirus musae (BBTV00) Host
* Dela Cueva FM, Perez NA, Benjamin AF, Yanos LA, Gueco LS, Thomas JE (2023) Resistance of Musa balbisiana accessions of the Philippines to banana bunchy top virus. Plant disease 107(7), 1973-1978.
Babuvirus musae (as Musa) (BBTV00) Host
* Mpoki S, Mahuku G, Mbanzibwa DR, Mkamilo G, Mark D, Mosha H, Pallangyyo BD, Fihavango M, Oresanya A, Ogunsanya P, Kumar PL (2021) First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Tanzania. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-21-1387-PDN
Bactrocera correcta (BCTRCO) Host
* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196
-------- As Musa nana.
Bactrocera dorsalis (DACUDO) Host
* Allwood AJ, Chinajariyawong A, Kritsaneepaiboon S, Drew RAI, Hamacek EL, Hancock DL, Hengsawad C, Jinapin JC, Jirasurat M, Krong CK, Leong CTS, Vijaysegaran S (1999) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Southeast Asia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(7), 1-92.

* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196
--------- As Musa nana.
Beastie the Bug (as Musa) (BEASTY) Host
Brevipalpus azores (as Musa) (BRVPAZ) Host
Brevipalpus yothersi (as Musa) (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
Ceratitis anonae (CERTAN) Host
* Nanga Nanga S, Hanna R, Fotso Kuate A, Fiaboe KK, Nchoutnji I, Ndjab M, Gnanvossou D, Mohamed SA, Ekesi S, Djieto-Lordon C (2022) Tephritid fruit fly species composition, seasonality, and fruit infestations in two central African agro-ecological zones. Insects 13(11), 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111045
Ceratitis capitata (CERTCA) Host
* Back EA, Pemberton CE (1918) The Mediterranean fruit fly in Hawaii. United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 536,  119 pp.
Ceroplastes stellifer (as Musa) (VINSST) Host
Chaetanaphothrips signipennis (as Musa) (SCITSI) Host
* Mille CG, Cazères S , Jourdan H, Mound LA (2025) Biosecurity in a biodiversity hotspot: an updated checklist of the Thysanoptera fauna of New Caledonia. Advances in Entomology 13(1), 1-47. https://doi.org/10.4236/ae.2025.131001
Chrysomphalus aonidum (as Musa) (CHRYFI) Host
Colaspis hypochlora (as Musa) (COLAHY) Host
Colletotrichum fructicola (COLLFC) Host
* EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health), Bragard C, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jacques M-A, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas-Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Thulke H-H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappala L,  Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Campese C, Maiorano A, Streissl F, Reignault PL (2021) Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Colletotrichum fructicola. EFSA Journal 19(8), 6803, 41 pp
Corythauma ayyari (as Musa) (COTMAY) Host
Fusarium circinatum (GIBBCI) Host
* 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.
------- Natural non-Pinus host.
Fusarium fujikuroi (as Musa) (GIBBFU) Host
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (as Musa) (FUSACB) Host
* Magdama F, Monserrate-Maggi L, Serrano L, García Onofre J, Jiménez-Gasco MdM.(2020) Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the Fusarium wilt pathogen of banana, in Ecuador. Plants. 9(9), 1133. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091133
Hercinothrips bicinctus (as Musa) (HERCBI) Host
Lachnopus campechianus (as Musa) (LACPCA) Host
Lissachatina fulica (as Musa) (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.
Meloidogyne exigua (as Musa) (MELGEX) Host
Meloidogyne graminicola (MELGGC) Host
* Zhou X, Liu GK, Xiao S, Zhang SS (2015) First report of Meloidogyne graminicola infecting banana in China. Plant Disease 99(3), 420-421.

* Rusinque L, Maleita C, Abrantes I, Palomares-Rius JE, Inácio ML (2021) Meloidogyne graminicola - A threat to rice production: review update on distribution, biology, identification, and management. Biology 10, 1163. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111163
Metamasius hemipterus (as Musa) (METAHE) Host
* Fancelli M, Borges AL, Ritzinger CHSP, Silva D dos S, Ringenberg R (2012) [Metamasius hemipterus L. as a pest of bananas cv. Terra]. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura 34(3), 944-946

*Roman Posligua VA, Rojas Rojas JA, Mendoza KJ (2017) Evaluation of four types of traps for monitoring Metamasius hemipterus L.(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in barraganete plantain. Ctro. Agr.,  Santa Clar 44(3), 91-93.
Nacoleia octasema (as Musa) (HEDYOC) Host
Odoiporus longicollis (as Musa) (ODOILO) Host
Papuana inermis (as Musa) (PAPUIN) Host
Papuana woodlarckiana (as Musa) (PAPUSE) Host
Paraleyrodes minei (as Musa) (PARYMI) Host
* Krishnappa C, Dubey AK, Verma A,, Mahapatro GK (2021) Occurrence of exotic whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and other whitefly species on fruit crops in Maharashtra, India. 3 Biotech 11, p 264.
Pratylenchus coffeae (as Musa) (PRATCO) Host
Pseudocercospora fijiensis (as Musa) (MYCOFI) Host
* Marin DH, Romero RA, Guzman M, Sutton TB (2003) Black Sigatoka: an increasing threat to banana cultivation. Plant disease 87(3), 208-222.
Pyricularia oryzae (as Musa) (PYRIOR) Host
Radopholus similis (as Musaceae) (RADOSI) Host
Radopholus similis citrus race (as Musaceae) (RADOCI) Host
Ralstonia solanacearum race 2 (no longer in use) (as Musa) (PSDMS2) Host
Ralstonia syzygii (RALSSY) Host
* Ray JD, Subandiyah S, Rincon-Florez VA, Prakoso AB, Mudita WI, Carvalhais LC, Markus JE, O'Dwyer CA, Drenth A (2021) Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia. Plant Disease 105(10), 2792-2800. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0149-RE
------- confirmed host of Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis.
Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis (RALSSC) Host
* Ray J D, Subandiyah S, Rincon-Florez V A, Prakoso A B, Mudita I W, Carvalhais L C, Markus J E R, O'Dwyer C A, Drenth A (2021) Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia. Plant Disease 105(10), 2792-2800. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0149-RE
------- Confirmed host.
Raoiella indica (RAOIIN) Host
* Carrillo D, Navia D, Ferragut F, Peña JE (2011) First report of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Colombia. Florida Entomologist, 94(2):370-371. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.094.0241
------- confirmed host
Raoiella indica (as Musa) (RAOIIN) Host
Rotylenchulus reniformis (as Musa) (ROTYRE) Host
Tetranychus mexicanus (as Musa) (TETRME) Host
* Migeon A & Dorkeld F (2019). Spider Mites Web. A comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae.
http://www.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/spmweb [accessed September 2019]

* Moraes GJ de, Flechtmann CHW (1981) Ácaros fitófagos do Nordeste do Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 16(2), 177–186.

* Vasconcelos G (2011) Diversidade de ácaros em agroecossistemas e testes para o controle alternativo do ácaro branco, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari, Tarsonemidae) na região de Manaus. Universidade de Sao Paulo.

* Flechtmann C & Abreu J (1973) Ácaros Fitófagos do Estado da Bahia, Brasil (Notas preliminares). Ciência e Cultura, 25(3), 244–251.

* Moraes GJ de & Flechtmann CHW (1981) Ácaros fitófagos do Nordeste do Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 16(2), 177–186.
Thrips hawaiiensis (as Musa) (THRIHA) Host
Tiracola plagiata (as Musa) (TIRAPL) Host
Zaprionus indianus (as Musa) (ZAPRIN) Host
'Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense' (as Musa) (PHYPNO) Major host
* Miyazaki A, Shigaki T, Koinuma H, Iwabuchi N, Rauka GB, Kembu A, Saul J, Watanabe K, Nijo T, Maejima K, Yamaji Y (2018) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense’, a novel taxon associated with Bogia coconut syndrome and banana wilt disease on the island of New Guinea. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68(1), 170-175.
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical race 4 (FUSAC4) Major host
* Ploetz RC (2006) Panama disease: an old nemesis rears its ugly: head part 2. The cavendish era and beyond. Plant Health Progress. 7(1), 36.
Opogona sacchari (OPOGSC) Major host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.

* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
------- as Musa cavendishii.
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (as Musa) (RALSSO) Major host
* Blomme G, Dita M, Jacobsen KS, Pérez VL, Molina A, Ocimati W, Poussier S, Prior P (2017) Bacterial diseases of Bananas and Enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management. Frontiers in Plant Science  8, 1290
------- confirmed host for R. syzygii subsp. celebesensis. 
Ralstonia syzygii (as Musa) (RALSSY) Major host
* Blomme G, Dita M, Jacobsen KS, Pérez VL, Molina A, Ocimati W, Poussier S, Prior P (2017) Bacterial diseases of Bananas and Enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management. Frontiers in Plant Science  8, 1290
------- confirmed host for R. syzygii subsp. celebesensis. 

* Ray JD, Subandiyah S, Rincon-Florez VA, Prakoso AB, Mudita WI, Carvalhais LC, Markus JE, O'Dwyer CA, Drenth A (2021) Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia. Plant Disease 105(10), 2792-2800. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0149-RE
------- confirmed host.
Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis (as Musa) (RALSSC) Major host
* Blomme G, Dita M, Jacobsen KS, Pérez VL, Molina A, Ocimati W, Poussier S, Prior P (2017) Bacterial diseases of Bananas and Enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management. Frontiers in Plant Science  8, 1290
------- Confirmed host for R. syzygii subsp. celebesensis. 
Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (as Musa) (XANTMU) Major host
* Studholme DJ, Wicker E, Muzemil Abrare S, Aspin A, Bogdanove A, Broders K, Dubrow Z, Grant M, Jones JB, Karamura G, Lang J, Leach J, Mahuku G, Valentine Nakato G, Coutinho T, Smith J, Bull CT (2020) Transfer of Xanthomonas campestris pv. arecae and X. campestris pv. musacearum to X. vasicola (Vauterin) as X. vasicola pv. arecae comb. nov. and X. vasicola pv. musacearum comb. nov. and Description of X. vasicola pv. vasculorum pv. nov. Phytopathology 110(6), 1153-1160. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-19-0098-LE
Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (as Musa) (ECDYAU) Non-host
* Adamski D, Brown JW (2001) Systematic revision of the Ecdytolopha group of genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini) in the New World. Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 58, 86 pp.
-----  The record for Musa originates from the description of Argyroploce torticornis published by Meyrick in 1931, but the specimens’ labels indicate collection on cocoa. Musa or Musa acuminata are repeated in many publications, but this is considered as an error perpetuated from Meyrick 1931.