EPPO Global Database

Populus x canadensis(POPCA)

Pests

Organism Type
Garella musculana (as Populus) (ERSHMU) Doubtful host
* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2021) Commodity risk assessment of Juglans regia plants from Turkey. EFSA Journal 19(6), 6665, 99 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6665
------- mentions Populus as host, citing Robinson et al. (2010). However no reference is provided in Robinson et al. and no other reference was found that supports that Populus is a host. 

* Robinson GS, Ackery PR, Kitching IJ, Beccaloni GW and Hernandez LM (2010) HOSTS–a database of the world’s Lepidopteran hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. Available online: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts [Accessed: 3 March 2021]
Agrilus fleischeri (as Populus) (AGRLFL) Host
* Jendek E & Grebennikov V (2011) Agrilus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of East Asia. Prague, Czech Republic: Nakladatelství Jan Farkač.
Aonidiella citrina (as Populus) (AONDCI) Host
Apriona cinerea (as Populus) (APRICI) Host
* Singh P, Prasad G (1985) Poplar stem borer, Apriona cinerea Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) its biology, ecology and control. Indian
Forester 111(7), 517-524.
Apriona germari (as Populus) (APRIGE) Host
* Lim J, Jung S-Y, Lim J-S, Jang J, Kim K-M, Lee Y-M, Lee B-W (2014) A review of host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) with new host records for fourteen Cerambycids, including the Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky), in Korea. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 53(2), 111-133.
Apriona rugicollis (APRIJA) Host
Apriona rugicollis (as Populus) (APRIJA) Host
Arrhenodes minutus (as Populus) (ARRHMI) Host
* Bright DE (1993) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada,  Part 21. The Weevils of Canada and Alaska: Volume 1. Coleoptera: Curculionidea, excluding Scolytidae and Curculionidae. Agriculture Canada Publication 1882, 217 pp.

* MacAloney HJ, Ewan HG (1964) Identification of hardwood insects by type of tree injury, north-central region. US Forest Service. Research Paper LS-11. 70 pp.
------- As aspen.

* Solomon JD (1995) Guide to Insect Borers in North American Broadleaf Trees and Shrubs. Agriculture Handbook AH-706, Washington D.C., 735 pp.
------- As poplar. Citing Shenefelt & Benjamin (1955).
Carlavirus populi (as Populus) (POPMV0) Host
Ceroplastes ceriferus (as Populus) (CERPCE) Host
Chondrostereum purpureum (STERPU) Host
* Bishop GC (1978) Studies on silver leaf disease of stone and pome fruit trees (Doctoral dissertation, Adelaide, Australia), 155 pp. https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/20649/2/02whole.pdf
--------- As Populus x euramericana var. serotina.
Comstockaspis perniciosa (QUADPE) Host
* Moghaddam M (2003) An annotated checklist of the scale insects of Iran (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) with new records and distribution data. Zookeys 334, 1-92. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.334.5818
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (as Populus) (EUPRCH) Host
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto (EUWAWH) Host
* Mendel Z, Lynch SC, Eskalen A, Protasov A, Maymon M, Freeman S (2021) What determines host range and reproductive performance of an invasive ambrosia beetle Euwallacea fornicatus; lessons from Israel and California. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4, 654702.
------- Non reproductive host tree in California (US).
Euwallacea kuroshio (as Populus) (EUWAKU) Host
* Smith SM, Gomez DF, Beaver RA, Hulcr J, Cognato AI (2019) Reassessment of the species in the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) complex after the rediscovery of the ‘lost’ type specimen. Insects 10, 261. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090261
Graphocephala confluens (GRCPCF) Host
INTERNET
* Simko B, Feibert EBG, Shock CC, Royce LA, McKamey S (no date). The willow sharpshooter Graphocephala confluens (Uhler), a new pest in poplar tree plantations https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/sites/agscid7/files/malheur/attachments/ar/2001-24-WillowSharpshooter.pdf
Lepidosaphes ussuriensis (as Populus) (LEPSUS) Host
Malacosoma disstria (as Populus) (MALADI) Host
Megaplatypus mutatus (as Populus) (PLTPMU) Host
* Giménez RA, Etiennot AE (2003) Host range of Platypus mutatus. Entomotropica 18, 89–94.
Melampsora medusae (as Populus) (MELMME) Host
Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidis (as Populus) (MELMMD) Host
Operophtera brumata (as Populus) (CHEIBR) Host
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
Pseudococcus comstocki (as Populus) (PSECCO) Host
Sphaerulina musiva (MYCOPP) Host
* Xiong Q, Wang X, Li J, Zhai X, Ma T, Ni S, Cui L (2024) Outbreak of Septoria leaf spot caused by Sphaerulina musiva on Populus × euramericana in China. Plant Disease 108(7), 2222. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-23-2206-PDN
Trichoferus campestris (as Populus) (HESOCA) Host
* CAPS (2019) Trichoferus campestris. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey pest datasheets. http://download.ceris.purdue.edu/file/3869

* Iwata R & Yamada F (1990) Notes on the biology of Hesperophanes campestris, a drywood borer in Japan. Material und Organismen 25, 305–313.

* Lim J, Jung SY, Lim JS, Jang J, Kim KM, Lee YM, Lee BW (2014) A review of host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) with new host records for fourteen Cerambycids, including the Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky), in Korea. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 53, 111-133.
-------- Living host.

* Sama G, Fallandhzadeh M, Rapuzzi P (2005) Notes on some Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Iran with description of two new species (Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae). Quaderno di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna 20, 123-132.
Xanthomonas populi (as Populus) (XANTPO) Host
Xylosandrus germanus (as Populus) (XYLBGE) Host
Anoplophora chinensis (as Populus) (ANOLCN) Major host
* Lim J, Jung S-Y, Lim J-S, Jang J, Kim K-M, Lee Y-M, Lee B-W (2014) A review of host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) with new host records for fourteen Cerambycids, including the Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky), in Korea. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 53(2), 111-133.

* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
Anoplophora glabripennis (ANOLGL) Major host
* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
------ Cultivars Luisa Avanzo, Bellini and Guardi are very good hosts.
Anoplophora glabripennis (as Populus) (ANOLGL) Major host
* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
Apriona cinerea (APRICI) Major host
* Singh AP, Bhandari RS, Verma TD (2004) Important insect pests of poplars in agroforestry and strategies for their management in northwestern India. Agroforestry Systems 63, 15–26.
Apriona germari (APRIGE) Major host
Megaplatypus mutatus (PLTPMU) Major host
* Alfaro RI, Humble LM, Gonzalez P, Villaverde R, Allegro G (2007) The threat of the ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus (Chapuis) (=Platypus mutatus Chapuis) to world poplar resources. Forestry 80(4), 471-479.

* Allegro G, Griffo R (2008) I rischi di diffusione di Megaplatypus mutatus. L'informatore Agrario no. 13, 73-76.
Melampsora medusae (MELMME) Major host
* Schipper AL, Dawson DH (1974) Poplar leaf rust - a problem in maximum wood production. Plant Disease Reporter 58, 721-723.
------- confirmed telial host of Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidae (as P. deltoides x P. nigra)
Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidis (MELMMD) Major host
* Schipper AL, Dawson DH (1974) Poplar leaf rust - a problem in maximum wood production. Plant Disease Reporter 58, 721-723.
------- confirmed telial host of Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidae (as P. deltoides x P. nigra)
Orgyia leucostigma (as Populus) (HEMELE) Major host
* Drooz AT (1985) Insects of eastern forests. USDA Forest Service, Miscellaneous Publication 1426, 608 pp.

* Van Driesche RG, LaForest JH, Bargeron CT, Reardon RC, Herlihy M (2012) Forest Pest Insects in North America: a Photographic Guide. USDA Forest Service. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV. FHTET-2012-02.

* Webster RL (1916) The white-marked tussock-moth. Circular. Paper 33. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iaes_circulars/39


Trirachys sartus (AELSSA) Major host
* Ahmad MI, Hafiz IA, Chaudhry MI (1977) Biological studies of Aeolesthes sarta Solksy attacking poplars in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Forestry 27, 123-129.
Xanthomonas populi (XANTPO) Major host