EPPO Global Database

Prunus armeniaca(PRNAR)

Pests

Organism Type
Agrilus mali (AGRLMA) Doubtful host
* EPPO (2024) EPPO Technical Document No. 1093. Pest risk analysis for Agrilus mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/AGRLMA/documents
------- not confirmed host.

* Hua LZ (2002) List of Chinese Insects. Vol. 2. Guangzhou: Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) Univ. Press. 

* Li M-I, Zhang Z-Q, Chang Y (2017) Addendum of biological characters of adult Agrilus mali Matsumura and rearing of larvae. Journal of North-West Forestry University 32 (6), 214–219. (in Chinese, with English abstract).
------- consider that it may be a confusion with Lamprodila limbata (in the text as Lampra limbata) and Coraebus rusticanus.
Chrysobothris femorata (CHRBFE) Doubtful 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
------- uncertain host (record may relate to other species in the femorata complex as it pre-dates Wellso & Manley, 2007)

* Nelson GH, Walters Jr G, Haines R & Bellamy C (2008) A catalog and bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico Coleopterists Society Special Publications. The Coleopterists Society, North Potomac, MD. (Vol. 4).
------- it may refer to other species of the femorata complex.

* Paiero SM, Jackson MD, Jewiss-Gaines A, Kimoto T, Gill BD, Marshall SA (2012) Field guide to the jewel beetles of northeastern North America. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 
------- covers several species in the femorata complex together
'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum' (as Prunus) (PHYPPR) Experimental
Adoxophyes orana (CAPURE) Host
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (AGRBTU) Host
Aleurocanthus spiniferus (ALECSN) Host
* Cioffi M, Cornara D, Corrado I, Jansen MGM & Porcelli F (2013) The status of Aleurocanthus spiniferus from its unwanted introduction in Italy to date. Bulletin of Insectology 66, 273-281.

* Nugnes F, Laudonia S, Jesu G, Jansen MGM, Bernardo U, Porcelli F (2020) Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in some European countries: diffusion, hosts, molecular characterization, and natural enemies. Insects 11(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11010042
------- Confirmed host.
Aleurodicus dispersus (as Prunus) (ALEDDI) Host
Anarsia lineatella (as Prunus) (ANARLI) Host
Anastrepha fraterculus (ANSTFR) Host
* Nasca AJ, Zamora JA, Vergara LE, Jaldo HE (1996) Hospederos de moscas de los frutos en el Valle de Antinaco-Los Colorados, Provincia de La Rioja, República Argentina. Revista de Investigación 10, 19–24.

* Putruele MTG (1996) Hosts for Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha fraterculus in the northeastern Province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. In Fruit Fly Pests: A World Assessment of Their Biology and Management, BA McPheron & GJ Steck (Eds.), pp. 343–345. St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, FL.

* Rust EW (1918) Anastrepha fraterculus Wied. (Trypetidae)—A severe menace to the southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 11, 457–467. 

* Wille TJE (1952) Entomología Agrícola del Perú. Dirección General de Agricultura, Lima, 543 pp.
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.
Apiosporina morbosa (DIBOMO) Host
* Gourley CO (1962)  A comparison of growth, life cycle and control of Dibotryon morbosum (Sch.) Th. & Syd. on peach and plum in Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 42, 122–129. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps62-015
------- occasional host.
Apiosporina morbosa (as Prunus) (DIBOMO) Host
Apriona cinerea (as Prunus) (APRICI) 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.
Bactrocera dorsalis (DACUDO) Host
* Liquido NJ, McQuate GT, Birnbaum AL, Hanlin MA, Nakamichi KA, Inskeep JR, Ching AJF, Marnell SA, Kurashima RS (2019) A review of recorded host plants of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 3.1. Available online at: USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI), Edition 4.0.
Bactrocera tryoni (DACUTR) Host
* Hancock D, Hamacek EL, Lloyd AC, Elson-Harris MM (2000) The distribution and host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 75 pp.
Bactrocera zonata (DACUZO) Host
* Kapoor VC (1993) Indian fruit flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae). Oxford & IBH Publishing, 228 pp,
'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' (PHYPMA) Host
* Canik Orel D, Paltrinieri S, Ertunç F, Bertaccini A (2019)  Molecular diversity of 'Candidatus phytoplasma' species in pome and stone fruits in Turkey. Bitki Koruma Bülteni 59(1) 7-14.

* Mehle N, Brzin J, Boben J, Hren M, Frank J, Petroviè N, Gruden K, Dreo T, Zezlina, Seljak G, Ravnikar M (2007) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ in Prunus avium, P. armeniaca and P. domestica. Plant Pathology 56(4), 721.
'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium' (PHYPPH) Host
* Salehi M. Salehi E, Siampour M, Quaglino F, Bianco PA (2018) Apricot yellows associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’ in Iran. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 57(2), 269-283.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-22588
------- Detected in symptomatic apricot trees in Fars province.
'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' (PHYPSO) Host
* Križanac I, Mikec I, Budinščak Ž, Šeruga Musić M, Škorić D (2010) Diversity of phytoplasmas infecting fruit trees and their vectors in Croatia. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 117 (5), 206–213.

* Quaglino F, Zhao Y, Casati P, Bulgari D, Bianco PA, Wei W, Davis RE (2013) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’, a novel taxon associated with stolbur- and bois noir-related diseases of plants. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63, 2879-2894.
'Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi' (PHYPZI) Host
* Yue HN, Sun RH, Wei T, Wu YF (2009) First report of a 16SrV-B group phytoplasma associated with a leafroll-type disease of apricots in northern China. Journal of Plant Pathology 91, 500.
Carposina sasakii (CARSSA) Host
* Lei X, Li D, Li Z, Zalom FG, Gao L, Shen Z (2012) Effect of host plants on developmental time and life table parameters of Carposina sasakii (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae) under laboratory conditions. Environmental entomology. 41(2), 349-354.
Carposina sasakii (as Prunus) (CARSSA) Host
Ceratitis capitata (CERTCA) Host
* De Meyer M., Copeland RS, Lux SA, Mansell M, Quilici S, Wharton R, White IM, Zenz NJ (2002) Annotated check list of host plants for Afrotropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the genus Ceratitis. Zoologische Documentatie Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika 27, 1-91.
Ceratitis capitata (as Prunus) (CERTCA) Host
Ceratitis rosa (CERTRO) 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.

* Ozgonen H, Erkilic A, Koc G,  Baloglu S (2006) First report of Chondrostereum purpureum causing silverleaf disease of apricot (Prunus armeniaca) in Malatya, Turkey, New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 34(4), 357-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/01140671.2006.9514426
Chrysobothris mali (CHRBMA) Host
* Burke HE (1919) Biological Notes on the Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer (Chrysobothris Femorata Fab.) and the Pacific Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer (Chryso- Bothris Mali Horn). Journal of Economic Entomology, 12(4), 326–333.
------- reared from this species

* 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
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.
Conotrachelus nenuphar (CONHNE) Host
* Brown MW (2005) Host utilization and phenology of injury by plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in West Virginia. Journal of Entomological Science 40(2), 149–157.

* Leskey TC, Wright SE (2007) Host preference of the plum curculio. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 123(3), 217-227.
Cydia pomonella (CARPPO) Host
* Wearing CH, Hansen JD, Whyte C, Miller CE, Brown J (2001) The potential for spread of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) via commercial sweet cherry fruit: a critical review and risk assessment. Crop Protection 20(6), 465-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-2194(01)00023-0
Cytospora mali (VALSMA) Host
Diabrotica speciosa (as Prunus) (DIABSC) Host
Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata (DIABUN) Host
* Clark SM, LeDoux DG, Seeno TN, Riley EG, Gilbert AJ, Sullivan JM (2004) Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication 2, 1-476.
-------- Adult host.
Epichoristodes acerbella (as Prunus) (EPIOIO) Host
Epiphyas postvittana (as Prunus) (TORTPO) Host
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
Erwinia amylovora (ERWIAM) Host
* Lee MH, Ji SH, Ham H, Kong HG, Park DS, Lee YH (2021) First report of fire blight of apricot (Prunus armeniaca) caused by Erwinia amylovora in Korea. Plant Disease 105(3), p 696. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-1973-PDN

* Van der Zwet, Keil HL (1979) Fire blight: a bacterial disease of rosaceous Plants. USDA Handbook no. 510. USDA, Washington (US), 200 p.

* Végh A, Palkovics L (2016) First occurence of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on Prunus species in Hungary. Acta Horticulturae 1149, 31-36.
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (as Prunus) (EUPRCH) Host
Eurytoma samsonovi (EURTSA) Host
* Zerova MD, Fursov VN (1991) The Palaearctic species of Eurytoma (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) developing in stone fruits (Rosaceae: Prunoideae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 81, 209-219.
------- As Armeniaca vulgaris.
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto (EUWAWH) Host
* de Jager MM, Roets F (2022) Pathogenicity of Fusarium euwallaceae, symbiont of the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle, to selected stone fruit trees in South Africa. Journal of Plant Pathology 105(1), 15-13.
------- Breeding host.
Fusarium euwallaceae (FUSAEW) Host
* de Jager MM, Roets F (2022) Pathogenicity of Fusarium euwallaceae, symbiont of the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle, to selected stone fruit trees in South Africa. Journal of Plant Pathology 105(1), 15-13.
------- Confirmed host.
Grapholita funebrana (as Prunus) (LASPFU) Host
Grapholita molesta (as Prunus) (LASPMO) Host
Grapholita packardi (as Prunus) (LASPPA) Host
* Brown JW (2022) A review of host plants for the tortricid tribe Grapholitini, with a synopsis of host utilization by genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Insecta Mundi 0944, 1 –75.
Grapholita prunivora (as Prunus) (LASPPR) Host
Halyomorpha halys (HALYHA) Host
* Bariselli M, Bugiani R, Maistrello L (2016) Distribution and damage caused by Halyomorpha halys in Italy. EPPO Bulletin 46(2), 332–334.

* Bergmann E, Bernhard KM, Bernon G, Bickerton M, Gill S, Gonzales C, Hamilton GC, Hedstrom C, Kamminga K, Koplinka-Loehr C, Krawczyk G, Kuhar TP, Kunkel B, Lee J, Leskey TC, Martinson H, Nielsen AL, Raupp M, Shearer P, Shrewsbury P, Walgenbach J, Whalen J, Wiman N (online) Host Plants of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the U.S. https://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/host-plants

* Holthouse MC, Spears LR, Alston DG (2021) Urban host plant utilisation by the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in northern Utah. NeoBiota 64, 87–101. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.64.60050
Helicoverpa zea (as Prunus) (HELIZE) Host
* Matthews M (1991) Classification of the Heliothinae. Bulletin of the Natural Resources Institute No. 44. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.
Hostuviroid impedihumuli (HSVD00) Host
* Amari K, Ruiz D, Gómez G, Sánchez‐Pina MA, Pallás V, Egea J (2007) An important new apricot disease in Spain is associated with hop stunt viroid infection. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 118, 173–181.

* Yang YA, Wang HQ, Guo R, Cheng ZM, Li SF, Sano T (2006) First report of Hop stunt viroid in apricot in China. Plant Disease 90(6), p 828.
Hyphantria cunea (as Prunus) (HYPHCU) Host
Ilarvirus APLPV (APLPV0) Host
Ilarvirus APLPV (as Prunus) (APLPV0) Host
Ilarvirus ApMV (APMV00) Host
Ilarvirus PDV (PDV000) Host
* Fiore N, Zamorano A, Pino AM, Gonzalez F, Rosales IM, Sanchez-Navarro JA, Pallas V (2016) Survey of stone fruit viruses and viroids in Chile. Journal of Plant Pathology 98(3), 631-635.

* Németh MA (1986) Virus, mycoplasma and rickettsia diseases of fruit trees. Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest, 841 pp.
Lycorma delicatula (LYCMDE) Host
* Barringer L, Ciafré CM (2020) Worldwide feeding host plants of spotted lanternfly, with significant additions from North America. Environmental Entomology 49(5), 999–1011.
Lymantria dispar (as Prunus) (LYMADI) Host
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PHENHI) Host
* Chang LWH, Miller CE (1996) Pathway Risk Assessment: Pink mealybug from the Caribbean. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 61 pp.
Malacosoma americanum (as Prunus) (MALAAM) Host
Malacosoma disstria (as Prunus) (MALADI) Host
Malacosoma parallela (as Prunus) (MALAPA) Host
Megaplatypus mutatus (PLTPMU) Host
* Allegro G, Griffo R (2008) I rischi di diffusione di Megaplatypus mutatus. L'informatore Agrario no. 13, 73-76.

* Griffo R, Pesapane G, Funes H, Gonzalez-Audino P, Germinara GS (2012) Diffusione e controllo di platipo in Campania. L'informatore Agrario no. 31, 66-68.
Monilinia fructicola (MONIFC) Host
Monilinia fructicola (as Prunus) (MONIFC) Host
Monilinia fructigena (as Prunus) (MONIFG) Host
Monilinia polystroma (MONIPO) Host
* Hilber-Bodmer M, Knorst V, Smits THM, Patocchi A (2012) First report of Asian brown rot caused by Monilia polystroma on apricot in Switzerland. Plant Disease 96(1), p 146.
Naupactus xanthographus (NAUPXA) Host
* Caballero VC (1972) Algunos aspectos de la biología y control de Naupactus xanthographus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en durazneros en Chile. Rev Peru Entomol. 15(1): 190–194

* Lanteri A, del Río MG (2017) Naupactus xanthographus (Germar) species group (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Naupactini): a comprehensive taxonomic treatment. Journal of Natural History 51, 27-28.

* Sinavimo (2019) Naupactus xanthographus Sistema Nacional Argentino de Vigilancia y Monitoreo de plagas. Available at: https://www.sinavimo.gov.ar/plaga/naupactus-xanthographus
------- causing damage on buds, flower, leaves, shoots, roots.
Nepovirus arabis (ARMV00) Host
Nepovirus nicotianae (TRSV00) Host
* Beaver-Kanuya EE, Harper SJ (2021) Seasonal fluctuation and host species affect Tobacco ringspot virus detection. Research Square. Available at https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-369469/v1
Nepovirus nigranuli (TBRV00) Host
Nepovirus nigranuli (as Prunus) (TBRV00) Host
Nepovirus rubi (RPRSV0) Host
Oemona hirta (OEMOHI) Host
* Lu W, Wang Q (2005) Systematics of the New Zealand longicorn beetle genus Oemona Newman with discussion of the taxonomic position of the Australian species, O. simplex White (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae). Zootaxa 971, 1-31.
Oligonychus perseae (as Prunus) (OLIGPA) Host
Omophlus lepturoides (as Prunus) (OMOPLE) Host
Operophtera brumata (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
Orgyia leucostigma (as Prunus) (HEMELE) Host
* Dedes J (2014). Whitemarked tussock moth (Orgyia leucostigma). Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Insect Production Services 2 p. https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=35692 
------- as ''cherry''.
Parabemisia myricae (as Prunus) (PRABMY) Host
Peach rosette phytoplasma (PHYP30) Host
* Kenknight G (1976) Peach rosette. In: Diseases and non-infectious disorders of stone fruits in North America. USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 437, pp. 73-76. United States Department of Agriculture, USA.
Peach yellows phytoplasma (PHYP29) Host
* Kirkpatrick BC (1995) Peach yellows. Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases (eds Ogawa JM, Zehr EI, Bird GW, Ritchie DF, Uriu K & Uyemoto JK) APS Press, St. Paul, MN, USA, p 57.
Peach yellows phytoplasma (as Prunus) (PHYP29) Host
* Kirkpatrick BC (1995) Peach yellows. Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases (eds Ogawa JM, Zehr EI, Bird GW, Ritchie DF, Uriu K & Uyemoto JK) APS Press, St. Paul, MN, USA, p 57.
Pelamoviroid latenspruni (PLMVD0) Host
* Kyriakopoulou PE, Giunchedi L, Barba M, Boubourakas IN, Kaponi M, Hadidi A (2017) Peach Latent Mosaic Viroid in Temperate Fruit Trees Other Than Peach In: A Hadidi, R Flores, JW Randles and P Palukaitis (eds). Viroids and Satellites. Elsevier, London, UK. pp. 317–330.
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
Phytophthora cactorum (as Prunus) (PHYTCC) Host
Pochazia chinensis (POCZCH) Host
* Lee H, Lee GS, Li Y, Lee W (2024) Resolving taxonomic confusion of Pochazia shantungensis (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae) from South Korea, with one new species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 27(2), 102248.
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (PSEAPE) Host
Pseudococcus calceolariae (as Prunus) (PSECGA) Host
Pseudococcus comstocki (as Prunus) (PSECCO) Host
Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum (as Prunus) (PSDMMP) Host
Pseudomonas viridiflava (PSDMVF) Host
Reptalus panzeri (as Prunus) (REPTPA) Host
Rhagoletis cingulata (as Prunus) (RHAGCI) Host
Rhagoletis fausta (as Prunus) (RHAGFA) Host
Rhagoletis indifferens (RHAGIN) Host
* Yee WL, Thistlewood HMA, Klaus MW (2010) Infestation of apricot by Rhagoletis indifferens Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Washington state and British Columbia. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 86, 100–103.
------- confirmed host.
Rhagoletis pomonella (RHAGPO) Host
* Lienk SE (1970) Apple maggot infesting apricot. Journal of Economic Entomology, 63, 1684.
------- confirmed host.

* Yee WL, Norrbom AL (2017) Provisional List of Suitable Host Plants of the Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.0, 20pp, in USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI)
Edition 2.0; https://coffhi.cphst.org/. 
------- confirmed host.

* Yee WL, Goughnour RB (2008) Host use by and new host records of apple maggot, western cherry fruit fly, and other Rhagoletis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in western Washington state.  Pan-Pacific Entomologist 84: 179–193
Scolytus schevyrewi (as Prunus) (SCOLSH) Host
Stralarivirus fragariae (SLRSV0) Host
Trichoferus campestris (HESOCA) Host
* CAPS (2019) Trichoferus campestris. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey pest datasheets. http://download.ceris.purdue.edu/file/3869
------- Living host.
Trichovirus mali (ACLSV0) Host
* Németh MA (1986) Virus, mycoplasma and rickettsia diseases of fruit trees. Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest, 841 pp.
Trichovirus persicae (PCMV00) Host
* Cochran LC, Pine TS (1958) Present status of information on host range and host reactions to peach mosaic virus. Plant Disease Reporter 42, 1225-1228. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210002702445&seq=1233
Trirachys sartus (AELSSA) 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.

* Gaffar SA, Bhat AA (1991) Management of stem borer, Aeolesthes sarta (Solsky), infesting walnut trees in Kashmir. Indian Journal of Forestry 14, 138- 141.

* Sengupta CK, Sengupta T (1981) Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Arunachal Pradesh. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 78, 133-154.

* 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
Velarivirus nanoavii (LCHV10) Host
* Šafářová D, Ševčíková V, Neumanová K, Sucha J, Necas T, Navratil M (2020) Molecular characterisation of little cherry virus 1 infecting apricots in the Czech Republic. European Journal of Plant Pathology 158, 83-97.

* Tahzima R, Qessaoui R, Foucart Y, Massart S, De Jonghe K (2019) First report of little cherry virus 1 infecting apricot (Prunus armeniaca) in Morocco. Plant Disease 103(11), p 2975.
Velarivirus nanoavii (as Prunus) (LCHV10) Host
Verticillium dahliae (VERTDA) Host
* Inderbitzin P, Subbarao KV (2014) Verticillium systematics and evolution: how confusion impedes Verticillium wilt management and how to resolve it. Phytopathology 104(6), 564-574. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-13-0315-IA
Xylella fastidiosa (XYLEFA) Host
* Commission database of host plants found to be susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa in the Union Territory (update 12 of 2019-04-11).
------- As X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex.

* EFSA (2024) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA Journal 22, e8898. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898
------- Subspecies (multiplex) and undetermined.
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex (XYLEFM) Host
* Commission database of host plants found to be susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa in the Union Territory (update 12 of 2019-04-11).

* EFSA (2024) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA Journal 22, e8898. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898
------- Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex.
Zaprionus indianus (ZAPRIN) Host
Anarsia lineatella (ANARLI) Major host
Anoplophora chinensis (as Prunus) (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.
Aromia bungii (AROMBU) Major host
* EPPO (2015) Aromia bungii. Datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. EPPO Bulletin 45(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12173 
-------- Confirmed host, main host in  China.

* INTERNET
Regione Lombardia (2020) https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/istituzionale/HP/DettaglioRedazionale/servizi-e-informazioni/Imprese/Imprese-agricole/servizio-fitosanitario-regionale/organismi-nocivi/aromia-bungii/aromia-bungii

* Liu Q,  Wang Y & Zhou J (1999) Biology of RNL‘s boring trunk and expelling frasss. Journal of China Agricultural University 4 (5), 87-91 (abstract).

* SEAP (Shandong Ecological Afforestation Project) (2009) Integrated pest management plan. Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, E2221 v2, 40 pp. 
'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum' (PHYPPR) Major host
* Koncz LS, Petróczy M, Pénzes B, Ladányi M, Palkovics L, Gyócsi P, Nagy G, Ágoston J, Fail J (2023) Detection of ‘Candidatus Phythoplasma prunorum’in apricot trees and its associated psyllid samples. Agronomy 13(1), 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010199
Ceratitis quinaria (CERTQU) Major host
* De Meyer M, Copeland RS, Lux SA, Mansell M, Quilici S, Wharton R, White IM, Zenz NJ (2002) Annotated check list of host plants for Afrotropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the genus Ceratitis. Documentation Zoologique du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale 27, 1-91.

* Manrakhan A, Grout TG, Grove T, Daneel JH, Stephen PR, Weldon CW, De Meyer M, Carstens E, Hattingh V (2020) A survey of Ceratitis quinaria (Bezzi)(Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus production areas in South Africa. African Entomology 28(1), 35-43.
Drosophila suzukii (DROSSU) Major host
* Kanzawa T (1935) Research into the fruit-fly Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Preliminary Report). Yamanashi Prefecture Agricultural Experiment Station Report. Japan.

* Kanzawa T (1939) Studies on Drosophila suzukii Mats. Kofu, Yanamashi Agricultural Experimental Station, Japan.
Eutypa lata (EUTYLA) Major host
Frankliniella occidentalis (FRANOC) Major host
* Klein M, Chyzik R, Ben-Dov Y (1995) The western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis damages the vegetative growth of apricot trees in Israel. Alon Hanotea, 49(12), 540-544.
Grapholita funebrana (LASPFU) Major host
Grapholita molesta (LASPMO) Major host
Ilarvirus PNRSV (PNRSV0) Major host
* Fiore N, Zamorano A, Pino AM, Gonzalez F, Rosales IM, Sanchez-Navarro JA, Pallas V (2016) Survey of stone fruit viruses and viroids in Chile. Journal of Plant Pathology 98(3), 631-635.

* Németh MA (1986) Virus, mycoplasma and rickettsia diseases of fruit trees. Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest, 841 pp.
Myzus mumecola (MYZUMU) Major host
* Panini M, Cocuzza M, Dradi D, Chiesa O, Mazzoni E (2017) First report of Myzus mumecola (Matsumura, 1917) in Europe. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 107-110.
Popillia japonica (POPIJA) Major host
* Fleming WE (1972) Biology of the Japanese beetle. Technical Bulletin, Agricultural Research Service, USDA no 1449, 129 pp.

* INTERNET
Regione Lombardia. Servizio fitosanitario. Organismi nocivi. Popillia japonica. Specie particolarmente sensibili a Popillia japonica. https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/wcm/connect/64dfeeea-c26a-4bf1-995d-660f87136d87/Specie+sensibili+Popillia+japonica+2020.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-64dfeeea-c26a-4bf1-995d-660f87136d87-nbxAUOb
Potyvirus plumpoxi (PPV000) Major host
* Damsteegt VD, Scorza R, Stone AL, Schneider WL, Webb K, Demuth M, Gildow FE (2007) Prunus host range of Plum pox virus (PPV) in the United States by aphid and graft inoculation. Plant Disease 91, 18-23.

* Glasa M, Candresse T (2005) Plum pox virus. AAB Description of Plant Viruses. No. 410. http://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv.php?dpvno=410

* Gottwald TR, Avinent L, Llácer G, Hermoso de Mendoza A, Cambra M (1995) Analysis of the spatial spread of sharka (plum pox virus) in apricot and peach orchards in eastern Spain. Plant Disease 79, 266-278.

* Martínez-Gómez P, Dicenta F, Audergon JM (2000) Behaviour of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars in the presence of sharka (plum pox potyvirus): a review. Agronomie 20, 407-422.
Pseudococcus viburni (as Prunus) (PSECOB) Major host
Trichovirus armeniacae (APCLSV) Major host
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (XANTPR) Major host
* Iličić i, Popović T (2020) Occurrence of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni causing bacterial leaf spot and shot-hole on peach in Montenegro. Plant Disease 104(4), p 1250.

* Popović T, Menković J, Prokić A, Obradović A (2021) First report of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni causing leaf and fruit spot on apricot (Prunus armeniaca) in Montenegro. Plant Disease 105(9), 2712.
Xylotrechus namanganensis (XYLONM) Major host