EPPO Global Database

Populus tremuloides(POPTM)

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]
Tetranychus mexicanus (TETRME) Doubtful host
* EPPO (2023) Pest risk analysis for Tetranychus mexicanus. EPPO, Paris
------- uncertain host (see PRA for details)

* Ochoa R, Aguilar H & Vargas C (1994) Phytophagous mites of America Central: an illustrated guide. CATIE.
Acleris robinsoniana (ACLRRO) Host
* Lam WHY, Rota J, Brown JW (2011) A Preliminary List of the Leaf-roller Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of Virginia. Banisteria 38, 3-37.
Acleris senescens (ACLRSE) Host
INTERNET
* Gilligan TM, Epstein ME (2014) TortAI. Tortricidae of Agricultural Importance. https://idtools.org/id/leps/tortai/Acleris_senescens.htm
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 (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).
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

* Fernando A, Ring F, Lowe D, Callan B (1999) Index of plant pathogens, plant-associated microorganisms, and forest fungi of British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 459 pp.
Choristoneura rosaceana (CHONRO) Host
* Food Plant Database for the Leafrollers of the World (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). http://www.tortricidae.com/foodplantreferences.asp
------- LACM Index. Records from the card file at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California; transcribed by Gaeden Robinson (BMNH).

* Prentice RM (1966) Vol. 4. Microlepidoptera. In: Forest Lepidoptera of Canada recorded by the Forest Insect Survey. Department of Forestry Canada, Publication 1142 (1965), 543–840.

* Witter JA, Waisanen LA (1978) The effect of differential flushing times among trembling aspen clones on tortricid caterpillar populations. Environmental Entomology 7, 139-143.
Chrysobothris femorata (CHRBFE) Host
* EPPO (2021) EPPO Technical Document No. 1083. Pest risk analysis for Chrysobothris femorata and C. mali. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CHRBFE/documents
------- confirmed true host of Chrysobothis femorata sensu stricto

* Rudolph EA, Wiman NG (2023) Insights from specimen data for two economic Chrysobothris species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the western United States. Annals of the Entomological Society of America (early view). https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saad009
------- Study on museum specimen labels (no details on association type).

* Steed BE and Burton DA (2015) Field guide to diseases and insects of quaking aspen in the West - Part I: wood and bark boring insects. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Missoula MT. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3833855.pdf
------ Confirmed host.

* Wellso SG & Manley G V. (2007) A revision of the Chrysobothris femorata (Olivier, 1790) species group from North America, north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Zootaxa, 26(1652), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1652.1.1
Chrysobothris mali (CHRBMA) Host
* Steed BE & Burton DA (2015) Field guide to diseases and insects of quaking aspen in the West. Part 1: wood and bark boring insects. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Missoula MT. 115 pp. 
------- Host, but not commonly attacked.

* EPPO (2021) EPPO Technical Document No. 1083. Pest risk analysis for Chrysobothris femorata and C. mali. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CHRBMA/documents
------- confirmed true host of Chrysobothis mali
Eotetranychus lewisi (EOTELE) Host
* Tuttle DM, Baker EW, Abbatiello M (1976) Spider mites of Mexico (Acarina : Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 2: 1-102.
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (as Populus) (EUPRCH) Host
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
Nepovirus nicotianae (TRSV00) Host
* Shiel PJ, Castello JD (1985) Detection of tobacco mosaic and tobacco ringspot viruses in herbaceous and woody plants near virus-infected white ash trees in central New York. Plant Disease 69, 791-795.
Operophtera brumata (as Populus) (CHEIBR) Host
Orgyia leucostigma (HEMELE) Host
* Heppner JB (2003) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Volume 17 of Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas. Division of Plant Industry. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Gainesville, Florida. 670 pp

* Lindroth RL, Wood SA, Kopper BJ (2002) Response of quaking aspen genotypes to enriched CO2: foliar chemistry and tussock moth performance. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 4: 315–323. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-9563.2002.00156.x
Poplar mosaic virus (as Populus) (POPMV0) Host
Pseudococcus comstocki (as Populus) (PSECCO) Host
Sphaerulina musiva (MYCOPP) Host
* Romo Lozano Y, Moreno Rico O, Romero Cova S (1992) [Incidence and severity of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) aerial diseases in Aguascalientes, Ags.]. Revista Mexicana de Fitopatología 10(1), 38-43 (abst.).
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
Agrilus horni (AGRLHO) Major host
* Solomon JD (1995) Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs. USDA, Forest Service Agriculture Handbook AH-706, 735 pp.

* Steed BE, Burton DA (2015) Field guide to diseases and insects of quaking aspen in the West - Part I: wood and bark boring insects. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Missoula MT, 115 pp.
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 (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.
Choristoneura conflictana (ARCHCO) Major host
* Ciesla WM, Kruse JJ (2009) Large aspen tortrix [revised]. USDA Forest Service, Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 139 (revised), 8 pp.

* Davidson AG, Prentice RM (1968) Chapter VII. Insects and diseases, p. 116‒144. In: Maini JS, Cayford JH (eds.), Growth and utilization of poplars in Canada. Departmental Publication No. 1205. Department of Forestry and Rural Development, Ottawa, Canada.

* Evenden ML, Lopez MS, Keddie BA (2006) Body size, age, and disease influence female reproductive performance in Choristoneura conflictana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99, 837–844.

* Furniss RL, Carolin VM (1977) Western Forest Insects. USDA , Forest Service Miscellaneous Publication no. 1339, 654 pp.

* MacKay MR (1962) Larvae of the North American Tortricinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae). Canadian Entomologist Supplement 28, 182 pp.

* Powell JA (1964) Biological and taxonomic studies on tortricine moths, with reference to the species in California. University of California Publications in Entomology 32, 317 pp.

* Prentice RM (1955) The life history and some aspects of the ecology of the large aspen tortrix, Choristoneura conflictana (Wlkr.) (n. comb.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Canadian Entomologist 87, 461‒473.

* Prentice RM (1966) Volume 4. Microlepidoptera. In: Forest Lepidoptera of Canada recorded by the Forest Insect Survey. Department of Forestry, Canada, Publication 1142 (1965), 543–840.

* Schaffner JV (1950) Butterflies and moths. Order Lepidoptera, p. 343‒505. In: Craighead (ed.) Insect enemies of eastern forests. USDA Miscellaneous Publications 657.

* Werner RA, Wheatherston J (1980) A synthetic sex pheromone for the large aspen tortrix in Alaska. Research Note PNW-RN-354. Portland, OR, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, 4 pp.

* Witter JA, Waisanen LA (1978) The effect of differential flushing times among trembling aspen clones on tortricid caterpillar populations. Environmental Entomology 7, 139-143.
Entoleuca mammata (HYPOMA) Major host
* Kasanen R, Hantula J, Ostry M, Pinon J, Kurkela T (2004) North American populations of Entoleuca mammata are genetically more variable than populations in Europe. Mycological Research 108, 766–774.

* Ostry ME,  Anderson NA (2009) Genetics and ecology of the Entoleuca mammata-Populus pathosystem: Implications for aspen improvement and management. Forest Ecology and Management 257(2), 390–400.
Malacosoma disstria (MALADI) Major host
* MacDonald ZG, Snape KL, Roe AD,  Sperling FAH (2022) Host association, environment, and geography underlie genomic differentiation in a major forest pest. Evolutionary Applications, 15, 1749– 1765. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13466
Melampsora medusae (MELMME) Major host
* Ziller WG (1955) Studies of western tree rusts. II. Melampsora occidentalis and M. albertensis, two needle rusts of Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Botany 33, 177-188.
------- Telial host of Melampsora medusae f. sp. tremuloidae
Melampsora medusae f. sp. tremuloidis (MELMMT) Major host
* Ziller WG (1955) Studies of western tree rusts. II. Melampsora occidentalis and M. albertensis, two needle rusts of Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Botany 33, 177-188.
------- Telial host of Melampsora medusae f. sp. tremuloidae
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


Xanthomonas populi (XANTPO) Major host
Xylosandrus crassiusculus (as Populus) (XYLBCR) Major host