EPPO Global Database

Physalis heterophylla(PHYHE)

Pests

Organism Type
Cheravirus arracaciae oca strain (as Solanaceae) (AVBO00) Experimental
Clavibacter michiganensis (CORBMI) Experimental
* Thyr BD, Samuel MJ, Brown PG (1975) New solanaceous host records for Corynebacterium michiganensis. Plant Disease Reporter 59, 595-598.
------- Causing cotyledonary spots and vascular infections.
Pospiviroid fusituberis (as Physalis) (PSTVD0) Experimental
* Singh RP (1973) Experimental host range of the potato spindle tuber 'virus'. American Potato Journal 50, 111-123.
------- At least 13 Physalis species. Absence of symptoms.
Tobacco streak ilarvirus potato strain (as Solanaceae) (TSVP00) Experimental
Aculops lycopersici (as Solanaceae) (VASALY) Host
Bemisia tabaci (as Solanaceae) (BEMITA) Host
Chloridea virescens (HELIVI) Host
* Kogan M, Helm CG, Kogan J, Brewer E (1989) Distribution and economic importance of Heliothis virescens and Heliothis zea in North, Central, and South America and of their Natural Enemies and Host Plants. pp 241-297 In Proceedings of the Workshop on Biological Control of Heliothis: Increasing the effectiveness of natural enemies. USDA.

* EPPO (2024) EPPO Technical Document No. 1091. Pest risk analysis for Chloridea virescens. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/HELIVI/documents
------- Likely host (reported as host in the literature but lacking evidence to consider it as main host – see PRA for further details on the host).
Epilachna vigintioctomaculata (as Solanaceae) (EPILVI) Host
Helicoverpa zea (as Physalis) (HELIZE) Host
* Matthews M (1991) Classification of the Heliothinae. Bulletin of the Natural Resources Institute No. 44. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.
Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae (TSWV00) Host
* Parrella G, Gognalons P, Gebre-Selassie K, Vovlas C, Marchoux G (2003) An update of the host range of tomato spotted wilt virus. Journal of Plant Pathology 85(4), 227-264.
------- Confirmed host.
Phenacoccus miruku (PHENMK) Host
* Powell EC, Deeter LA, Moore MR, Ahmed MZ & Miller DR (2024) Taxonomy, hosts, and distribution of an emerging invasive mealybug, Phenacoccus miruku (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), in Florida. Florida Entomologist 107(s1), 20240024. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0024
Alphanucleorhabdovirus tuberosum (as Solanaceae) (PYDV00) Wild/Weed
Epitrix tuberis (as Physalis) (EPIXTU) Wild/Weed
* Hill RE, Tate AD (1942) Life history and habits of potato flea beetle in Western Nebraska. Journal of Economic Entomology 35, 879-884.
------- confirmed host
Stagonosporopsis andigena (as Solanaceae) (PHOMAN) Wild/Weed