EPPO Global Database

Populus nigra(POPNI)

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]
Acleris issikii (ACLRIS) Host
* Byun BK, Yan S (2004) Check list of the tribe Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Northeast China, with two newly recorded species from China. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 43(2), 91-101.
Agrilus fleischeri (as Populus) (AGRLFL) Host
* Jendek E & Grebennikov V (2011) Agrilus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of East Asia. Prague, Czech Republic: Nakladatelství Jan Farkač.
Anoplophora chinensis (ANOLCN) 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.
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 (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).
'Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini' (PHYPFR) Host
* Franco-Lara L, García JA, Bernal YE, Rodríguez RA (2020) Diversity of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini ’isolates that infect urban trees in Bogotá, Colombia. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70, 6508-6517.

* Franco-Lara L, Perilla-Henao LM (2014) Phytoplasma diseases in trees of Bogotá, Colombia: a serious risk for urban trees and Crops. In: Bertaccini A (ed) Phytoplasmas and Phytoplasma Disease Management: How to Reduce Their Economic Impact, 1 ed. Bologna: IPWG - COST, pp. 90–100.
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
Comstockaspis perniciosa (QUADPE) Host
* Ben-Dov Y, German V (2003) A systemic catalogue of the Diaspididae (armoured scale insects) of the world, subfamilies Aspidiotinae, Comstockiellinae and Odonaspidinae. Intercept Ltd, Andover UK, 1111 pp.

* 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
Erthesina fullo (ERTNFU) Host
* Mi Q, Zhang J, Gould E, Chen J, Sun Z, Zhang F (2020) Biology, ecology, and management of Erthesina fullo (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): A review. Insects 11, 346. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11060346
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (as Populus) (EUPRCH) Host
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato (XYLBFO) Host
* Government of Western Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB). Australian Host List (version 24.0 - 2024-09-30). https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/PSHB-WA-Host-List_2.pdf
------- Reproductive host in Western Australia.

* University of California. Invasive shot hole borers. ISHB reproductive hosts. https://ucanr.edu/sites/pshb/pest-overview/ishb-reproductive-hosts/ (last accessed 2021-03)
-------- Susceptible reproductive host (infection may cause tree death).
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto (EUWAWH) Host
* Government of Western Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB). Australian Host List (version 24.0 - 2024-09-30). https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/PSHB-WA-Host-List_2.pdf
------- Reproductive host in Western Australia.

* 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.
------- 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
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
Naupactus xanthographus (NAUPXA) Host
* Sinavimo (2019) Naupactus xanthographus Sistema Nacional Argentino de Vigilancia y Monitoreo de plagas. Available at: https://www.sinavimo.gov.ar/plaga/naupactus-xanthographus
------- reported as host (damage on buds, fruit, leaves, shoot, roots) but evidence is lacking that they are true hosts (i.e. support completion of full life cycle).
Oemona hirta (OEMOHI) Host
* Plant-SyNZ. Landcare Research (NZ). Host plants of a herbivore -Oemona hirta. http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/index.asp). Last accessed 2021-06.
Operophtera brumata (as Populus) (CHEIBR) Host
Orgyia leucostigma (HEMELE) Host
* Schowalter TD (2018) Biology and management of the whitemarked tussock moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 9(1):26, 1–8.

* Robinson GS, Ackery PR, Kitching IJ, Beccaloni GW & Hernández LM (2010) HOST - A database of the world's Lepidopteran hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk (Accessed on 7 December 2020 and 21 March 2021)
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
* Dunnell KL, Berguson B, McMahon B, LeBoldus JM (2016) Variation in resistance of Populus nigra to Sphaerulina musiva in the north-central United States. Plant disease 100(2), 287-291.
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
Xyleborinus attenuatus (XYBIAL) Host
* Kvamme T, Lindelöw Å, Knizek M (2020) Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Scandinavia. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 67, 19‑30.
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 Pyramidalis, Italica, Thevestiva 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.

* Singh P, Prasad G (1985) Poplar stem borer, Apriona cinerea Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) its biology, ecology and control. Indian
Forester 111(7), 517-524.
Megaplatypus mutatus (PLTPMU) Major host
* INTERNET
Sistema Nacional Argentino de Vigilancia y Monitoreo de plagas. Megaplatypus mutatus. https://www.sinavimo.gov.ar/plaga/megaplatypus-mutatus
Melampsora medusae (MELMME) Major host
* Walker J, Hartigan D, Bertus AL (1974) Poplar rusts in Australia with comments on potential conifer rusts. European Journal of Forest Pathology 4, 100-118.
------- confirmed telial host of Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidae
Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidis (MELMMD) Major host
* Walker J, Hartigan D, Bertus AL (1974) Poplar rusts in Australia with comments on potential conifer rusts. European Journal of Forest Pathology 4, 100-118.
------- confirmed telial host of Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidae
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.

* Duffy EAJ (1968) A monograph of the immature stages of Oriental timber beetles (Cerambycidae). Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London.

* Farashiani ME, Sadeghi SE, Abaii M (2001) Geographic distribution and hosts of sart longhorn beetle, Aeolesthes sarta Solsky (Col.: Cerambycidae) in Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 20, 81-96.

* Temreshev II (2023) New records of Aeolesthes sarta (Solsky, 1871) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Kazakhstan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 9, 831–843. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10069433
Xylotrechus namanganensis (XYLONM) Major host
* Wang AJ (2001) [Studies on biological characteristics of Xylotrechus namanganensis], Forest Research 14(5), 560–565 (in Chinese).
------- As Populus nigra thevestina.