EPPO Global Database

Piper nigrum(PIPNI)

Pests

	Organism	Type
	Bactrocera dorsalis (DACUDO)	Host
* Jiji T, Manu CR, Akhila MU, Asokan A (2016) Male fruit flies, a new threat to black pepper cultivation in Kerala, India. Current Biotica 10(1), 67-70.
	Helopeltis antonii (HELOAN)	Host
	Paraleyrodes minei (as Piper) (PARYMI)	Host
	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (as Piper) (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.
	Radopholus similis (RADOSI)	Host
* O'Bannon JH (1977) Worldwide dissemination of Radopholus similis and its importance in crop production. Journal of nematology.9(1), 16-25
	Spodoptera ornithogalli (PRODOR)	Host
* Brito R, Specht A, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Carneiro E, Santos FL, Roque-Specht VF, Mielke OHH, Casagrande MM (2019) Spodoptera marima: a new synonym of Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with notes on adult morphology, host plant use and genetic variation along its geographic range. Neotropical Entomology 48(3), 433-448. * Comstock JA (1965) Ciclo biologico de Prodenia ornithogalli Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Serie Zoologia 36, 199-202.
	Thrips palmi (THRIPL)	Host
* Etienne J, Ryckewaert P, Michel B (2015) Thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of Guadeloupe and Martinique: updated check-list with new information on their ecology and natural enemies. Florida Entomologist 98(1), 298-304.