EPPO Global Database

Philodendron hederaceum(PIOHE)

Pests

Organism Type
Erwinia chrysanthemi (as Philodendron) (ERWICH) Host
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PHENHI) Host
* Arias de López M, Kondo T, Molina-Moreira N (2025) A new threat to Ecuadorian flora: first report of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its potential biological control agent. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 69, e20250007. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2025-0007 
Opogona sacchari (OPOGSC) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
------- as P. scandens.
Opogona sacchari (as Philodendron) (OPOGSC) 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.
Phyllosticta colocasiicola (as Aroideae) (PHYSCC) Host
Phytophthora colocasiae (as Aroideae) (PHYTOO) Host
Pratylenchus coffeae (as Aroideae) (PRATCO) Host
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (as Philodendron) (PSEAPE) Host
* García Morales M, Denno BD, Miller DR, Miller GL, Ben-Dov Y, Hardy NB (2016) ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. doi: 10.1093/database/bav118. http://scalenet.info [accessed 2026-02].

* Miller DR & Davidson JA (2005) Armored Scale Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs. Cornell Univ. Press Ithaca, NY 442 pp.
Pythium myriotylum (as Aroideae) (PYTHMY) Host
Radopholus similis (as Aroideae) (RADOSI) Host
Radopholus similis (as Philodendron) (RADOSI) Host
* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2017) Pest risk assessment of Radopholus similis for the EU territory. EFSA Journal 15(8), e04879. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4879Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 
Vasculomyces xanthosomae (as Aroideae) (VASCXA) Host
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae (as Aroideae) (XANTDF) Host
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae (XANTDF) Major host