EPPO Global Database

Morella cerifera(MYRCE)

Pests

Organism Type
Homalodisca vitripennis (HOMLTR) Host
* Adlerz WC (1980) Ecological observations on two leafhoppers that transmit the Pierce’s disease bacteria. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 93, 115-120.
------- Nymphs were observed on this plant (as Myrica cerifera).
Meloidogyne enterolobii (MELGMY) Host
* Brito JA, Kaur R, Cetintas R, Stanley JD, Mendes ML, Powers TO, Dickson DW (2010) Meloidoygne spp. infecting ornamental plants in Florida. Nematropica 40, 87-103.
Oncometopia nigricans (ONCMNI) Host
* Adlerz WC (1980) Ecological observations on two leafhoppers that transmit the Pierce's disease bacterium. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 93, 115-120.
------- as spring-summer host for adults.
Orgyia leucostigma (HEMELE) Host
* Heppner JB (2003) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Volume 17 of Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas. Division of Plant Industry. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Gainesville, Florida. 670 pp
Paratachardina silvestri (PTACLO) Host
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
Vascular streak dieback agent (VSD000) Host
* Bily D, Rodriguez Salamanca L, Bush E (2023) Vascular Streak Dieback: an emerging problem on woody ornamentals in the U.S. VCE Publications. SPES-483P (SPES-587P). https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/pubs_ext_vt_edu/en/SPES/spes-483/spes-483.html
-------as Myrica cerifera.
Xylosandrus compactus (XYLSCO) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.