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.
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