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Diaprepes Root Weevil Host List1
Joseph L. Knapp, Sam E. Simpson, Jorge E. Peña, and Herbert N. Nigg2Please see Table 1 (begins on the following page in the PDF).
Tables
Table 1. Diaprepes Root Weevil Host List
Common Name
Scientific Name
Acacia
Acacia sp.
Adonidia palm
Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E. Moore
Alemow
Citrus aurantiifolia
Aloe Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.
Amor plat
Albizia lebbek (L.) Benth.
Anise
Illicium anisatum L.
Areca palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H. Wendl.
Atalantia
Atalantia sp.
Australian finger lime
Microcitrus australasica (F.J. Muel.) Swingle
Australian round lime
Microcitrus australis (Planch.) Swingle
Avocado, aguacate
Persea americana Mill.
Avocado, aguacate
Persea americana Mill. variety americana
Bael
Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr.
Banana
Musa sp.
Bastard cedar
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
Bay-rum tree
Pimenta racemosa (Miller) J.W. Moore
Bean
Phaseolus sp.
Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
Belgian evergreen
Dracaena sanderiana Hort. Sander ex M.T. Mast
Bengal bean
Mucuna deeringiana (Bort.) Merr.
Bergamot
Citrus bergamia Risso & Poit. `Bergamont'
Bishop's wood
Bischofia javanica Blume
Black Jessie
Pithcellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.
Black sapote
Diospyros digyna Jacq
Black-olive
Bucida buceras L.
Blackberry
Rubus argutus Link
Bloodwood tree
Haematoxylum campechianum L.
Bonavist bean
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Botoncillo
Conocarpus erectus L.
Brazilian pepper tree
Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi
Bread and cheese
Pithcellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.
Bucare
Erythrina berteroana Urban
Bucare
Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O. F. Cook
Buddha's hand
Citrus medica L. var. Sarcodactylis (Noot.) Swingle
Burford holly
Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxt. `Burfordii'
Butterfly palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H. Wendl.
Butterfly-pea
Centrosema pubesens Benth.
Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus L.
Cacao
Theobroma cacao L.
Caesalpinia
Caesalpinia mexicana A. Gray
Caesar weed
Urena lobata L.
Caffre lime
Citrus hystrix DC.
Caimito
Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Calamondin
X Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands
Calophyllum
Calophyllum sp.
Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook & Arn.
Caoba de Honduras
Swietenia macrophylla King
Capprieto
Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav.) Oken
Carolina cherry-laurel
Prunus caroliniana (Mill.) Ait.
Carrizo citrange
X Citroncirus webberi J. Ingram & H.E. Moore `Troyer' (Citrus sinensis X Poncirus trifoliata)
Carrotwood
Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk.
Cassia
Cassia sp.
Castor-bean
Ricinus communis L.
Catclaw
Pithcellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.
Cattley guava
Psidium littorale Raddi
Cedro espanol
Cedrela odorata L.
Ceiba
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Celery
Apium graveolens L.
Cephalic vine
Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer
Chevalier's aeglopsis
Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle
Chinaberry tree
Melia azedarach L.
Chinese box orange
Severinia buxifolia (Poiret) Ten.
Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.
Chinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Chinese holly
Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxt.
Chinese pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.
Christmas berry
Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A. DC.
Christmas palm
Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E. Moore
Cigar-box cedar
Cedrela odorata L.
Citrangequat hybrid
X Citroncirus
Citron acid
Citrus medica L. `Acida'
Citrus
Citrus sp.
Citrus of Moi lime
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Cleopatra mandarin
Citrus reticulata Blanco `Cleopatra'
Cocoa
Theobroma cacao L.
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco L.
Coffee
Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC.
Coffee
Coffea arabica L.
Coffeeweed
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby
Common guava
Psidium guajava L.
Congo jute
Urena lobata L.
Coral ardisia
Ardisia crenata Sims
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata Sims
Coralillo
Erythrina berteroana Urban
Corcho prieto
Guapira fragrans (Dum.-Cours.) Little
Cordia
Cordia lineata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Corn
Zea mays L.
Corn plant
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker-Gawl. `Massangeana'
Cotton
Gossypium spp.
Crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica L.
Cuajinicuil
Inga spuria Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Cuban laurel
Ficus retusa L.
Curry leaf
Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel
Dahoon holly
Ilex cassine L.
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Day cestrum
Cestrum diurnum L.
Day jasmine
Cestrum diurnum L.
Day-lily
Hemerocallis sp.
Dracaena
Dracaena compacta Schott, Nyman & Kotschy
Dracaena rainbow
Dracaena cincta Bak. `Tricolor'
Dragon tree
Dracaena marginata Lam.
Dwarf schefflera
Schefflera arboricola (Hay.) Kanehira
Eastern red-cedar
Juniperus virginiana L.
Eggplant
Solanum melongena L.
Elephant climber
Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer
Eremocitrus X Skekwasha mandarin
Eremocitrus hybrid
Espino rubial
Zanthoxylum caribaeum Lam.
Etrog citron
Citrus medica L. `Etrog'
False aralia
Schefflera elegantissima (Vietch) Lowry & Frodin
Florida velvet bean
Mucuna deeringiana (Bort.) Merr.
`Flying Dragon' x `Nakorn'
Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. `Flying Dragon' X Citrus grandis `Nakorn'
Gabon powder flask
Afraegle gabonensis (Swingle) Engl.
Galarb
Acnistus arborescens Schlecht.
Gallberry
Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray
Gallito
Erythrina folkersii Krukoff & Moldenke
Geiger tree
Cordia sebestena L.
Genip
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Genogeno
Lonchocarpus domingensis (Turp.) DC.
Giant Key lime
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Gillet's cherry orange
Citropsis gilletiana Swingle & M. Kellerman
Golden rain tree
Koelreuteria elegans (Seem.) A. C. Small
Gondul
Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth
Gongoli
Ilex ? syderoxyloides (Sw.) Griseb.
Grapefruit
Citrus x paradisi
Green buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus L.
Ground nut
Arachis hypogaea L.
Groundsel bush
Baccharis halimifolia L.
Guaba
Inga spuria Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Gu
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
Guam
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Guaraguao
Guarea trichilioides L.
Guava
Psidium sp.
Guayaba
Psidium guajava L.
Guayacan
Guaiacum officinale L.
Guinea corn
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor cultivars
Guineagrass
Panicum maximum Jacq.
Gumbo limbo
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
Haba lima
Phaseolus lunatus L.
Habichuela cimarrona
Vigna adenantha (G.F.W. Meyer) Marechal, Mascherpa & Stanier
Hackberry
Celtis laevigata Willd.
Hairy indigo
Indigofera hirsuta L.
Hamlin sweet orange
Citrus sinensis `Hamlin'
Hediondo, lancepod
Lonchocarpus latifolius (Willd.) DC.
Hercules'-club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.
Hesperethusa
Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicholson
Hetz blue juniper
Juniperus x media Van Melle `Hetzii'
Hetz juniper
Juniperus x media Van Melle `Hetzii'
Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Hog plum
Spondias purpurea L.
Hog plum
Ximenia americana L.
Holly
Ilex sp.
Honduras mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla King
Humboldt's willow
Salix humboldtiana L.
Hyacinth bean
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Hybrid holly
Ilex x attenuata Ashe `East Palatka'
Hybrid orange
Citrus sinensis hybrid `Ambersweet' [(C. reticulata `Clementine' X Citrus x tangelo `Orlando') X Citrus sinensis]
Icaco
Chrysobalanus icaco L.
Ichang papeda
Citrus ichangensis (Swing.)
Indian corn
Zea mays L.
Indian date
Tamarindus indica L.
Indian laurel fig
Ficus retusa L.
Italian cypress
Cupressus sempervirens L.
Jack bean
Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.
Jag
Ficus citrifolia P. Miller
Jag
Ficus stahlii Warb.
Janet Craig dracaena
Dracaena deremensis Engl. `Janet Craig'
Jobo
Spondias mombin L.
Kapok
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Kidney bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Kinkoji
Citrus obovoidea Hort. ex Takahashi
Kinokuni mandarin
Citrus tachibana (Mak.) Tan
Kudzu vine
Pueraria Montana (Lour.) Merr. variety lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
Kumquat
Fortunella sp.
Lancepod
Lonchocarpus domingensis (Turp.) DC.
Laurel negro
Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav.) Oken
Lemon
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. `Baboon'
Lemon
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. `Bearss'
Lemon
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. `Cameron Highlands'
Lemon
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. `Ponderosa'
Lemon
Citrus x limonia Osbeck `Volkamer'
Lemon bottlebrush
Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Stapf
Lignum-vitae
Guaiacum officinale L.
Lilyturf
Liriope sp.
Lima bean
Phaseolus lunatus L.
Lime
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Lime
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle `Davao'
Lime, Australian desert
Eremocitrus glauca (Lindl.) Swing.
Live oak
Quercus virginiana Mill.
Longan
Dimocarpus longan Lour.
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
Machete
Erythrina berteroana Urban
Madre de cacao
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.
Maga
Montezuma speciosissima Mocino & Sessex DC.
Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.
Maize
Zea mays L.
Mandarin, tangerine
Citrus reticulata `Robinson'
Mandarin, tangerine
Citrus reticulata `Sunburst'
Mango
Mangifera indica L.
Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle L.
Maricao
Brysonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth
Maricao
Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) HBK
Marsh grapefruit
Citrus x paradisi `Marsh'
Maypop
Passiflora incarnata L.
McCarty grapefruit
Citrus x paradisi Madfad. `McCarty'
Meiwa kumquat
Fortunella crassifolia Swingle
Melanesian papeda
Citrus macroptera Montr.
Meyer lemon
Citrus meyeri Tan.
Milam lemon
Citrus jambhiri Lushington hybrid
Mimusops
Manilkara roxburghiana (Wight) Dubard
Moca
Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC.
Mountain immortelle
Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O. F. Cook
Murcott mandarin
Citrus reticulata hybrid Blanco `Murcott'
Mustard
Brassica sp.
Myrtle lime
Triphasia trifolia (Burm. f.) P. Wilson
Nasnaran mandarin
Citrus amblycarpa Ochse
Navel orange
Citrus sinensis cultivar
Navy bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Neem tree
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
New Guinea lime
Microcitrus papuana H. F. Winters
Nicaraguan cocoa-shade
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.
Nigerian powder flask
Afraegle paniculata (Schurn.) Engl.
Nut grass
Cyperus sp.
Octoea
Octoea portoricensis Mez
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Orange
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck
Orange jasmine
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
Orchid tree
Bauhinia variegata L.
Orchid tree
Bauhinia purpurea L.
Orchid tree
Bauhinia sp.
Oriental arborvitae
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco
Orlando tangelo
Citrus reticulata X Citrus x paradisi
Oval kumquat
Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle `Nagami'
Oval kumquat
Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle `Centennial'
Oxhorn bucida
Bucida buceras L.
Palal
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Palma-christi
Ricinus communis L.
Pamburas
Pamburus missionis (Wight) Swingle
Parson Brown sweet orange
Citrus sinensis `Parson Brown'
Passionfruit
Passiflora sp.
Paternillo
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Pea tree
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.
Peach
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea L.
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis (Wagemh.) K. Koch
Pepper
Capsicum annuum L.
Pepper (black)
Piper sp.
Persian lime
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x media Van Melle`Pfitzeriana'
Philippine box orange
Severinia disticha (Blanco) Swingle
Physic nut
Jatropha curcas L.
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth
Pignut hickory
Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet
Pineapple guava
Feijoa sellowiana O. Berg
Pithcellobium
Pithcellobium sp.
Pitted bluestem
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus
Pongam
Pongamia Pinnata (L.) Pierre
Potato
Solanum tuberosum L.
Prayer plant
Maranta leuconeura E. Morr.
Prickly ash
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.
Prickly ash
Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg
Prickly yellow scorpion tree
Zanthoxylum caribaeum Lam.
Pummelo
Citrus grandis L. Osbeck
Pummelo
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.
Pummelo x trifoliate orange (4N)
Citrus grandis L. X Poncirus trifoliata L.
Pummelo x trifoliate orange (2N)
Citrus grandis L. X Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.
Pygmy date palm
Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien
Queen's crape-myrtle
Lagerstrocmia speciosa (L.) Pers.
Quenepa
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Rangpur lime
Citrus x limonia Osbeck
Rattlebox
Crotalaria sp.
Red grapefruit
Citrus x paradisi Macfad. cultivar
Red mangrove
Rhizophora mangle L.
Red maple
Acer rubrum L.
Red-cedar
Juniperus virginiana L.
Ribbon plant
Dracaena sanderiana Hort. Sander ex M.T. Mast
Rose
Rosa spp.
Rose apple
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
Rough lemon
Citrus jambhiri `Rough Lemon'
Round kumquat
Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle `Marumi'
Royal palm
Roystonea regia (Kunth) Cook
Royal poinciana
Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.
Salt bush
Baccharis halimifolia L.
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota (L.) Van Royen
Satin leaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme L.
Satsuma
Citrus reticulata `Silver Hill'
Schefflera
Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms
Sea amyris
Amyris balsamifera L.
Sea grape
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.
Senna
Senna surattensis Burm. f.
Shade
Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC.
Shekwasha mandarin
Citrus depressa Hay
Shore juniper
Juniperus conferta Parl.
Short-leaved fig
Ficus citrifolia P. Miller
Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby
Silver buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus L. variety sericeus Fors. ex DC.
Silver trumpet tree
Tabebuia aurea (Manso) Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Moore
Simpson's stopper
Myrcianthes simpsonii (Small) K. A. Wils.
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium L. `Bouquet'
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium L. `Chinotto'
Spanish lime
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Star apple
Chrysophyllum cainito L.
String bean
Phaseolus sp.
String bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata Willd.
Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum L.
Surinam-cherry
Eugenia uniflora L.
Swamp laurel oak
Quercus laurifolla Michaux
Sweet lime
Citrus limettioides Tan `Palestine'
Sweet lime
Citrus limettioides Tan
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Sweet-bay
Magnolia virginiana L.
Swingle citrumelo
X Citroncirus `Swingle' (Citrus x paradisi X Poncirus trifoliata)
Sword bean
Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.
Tabog
Swinglea glutinosa (Blanco) Merr.
Tachibana mandarin
Citrus tachibana (Mak.) Tan
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica L.
Tamarindo
Tamarindus indica L.
Tangerine, mandarin
Citrus reticulata
Temple mandarin
Citrus reticulata hybrid `Temple'
Tephrosia
Tephrosia candida DC.
Tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Toog
Bischofia javanica Blume
Toothache tree
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill
Toothpick glycosmis
Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) Correa
Triplaria
Triplaris sp.
Tropical kumquat
Fortunella polyandra (Ridl.) Tan
Tropical-almond
Terminalia catappa L.
Tube-flower
Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze
Turk's turban
Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze
Valencia sweet orange
Citrus sinensis `Valencia'
Velvet bean
Mucuna deeringiana (Bort.) Merr.
Wampee
Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels
Wax plant
Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R.Br.
Wax-myrtle
Myrica cerifera L.
Weeping fig
Ficus benjamina L.
White elm
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
White sapote
Casimiroa edulis La Llave
Wild bean
Vigna adenantha (G.F.W. Meyer) Marechal, Mascherpa & Stanier
Wild cherry
Prunus sp.
Wild fig
Ficus sp.
Wild or common persimmon
Diospyrus virginiana L.
Wild persimmon
Diospyros sp.
Winged sumac
Rhus copallina L.
Woman's tongue
Albizia lebbek (L.) Benth.
Wood apple
Limonia acidissima L.
Wooly morning glory
Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer
Wooly white sapote
Casimiroa tetrameria Millsp.
Yam
Dioscorea batatas Decne.
Yaupon holly
Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Yellow mombin, ? lobo
Spondias mombin L.
Yellow yam
Dioscorea x cayenensis Lam.
Yuca, cassava, manioc, tapioca
Manihot esculenta Cranz
Zarza
Mimosa ceratonia L.
Zarzilla
Schrankia leptocarpa DC.
Footnotes
1. This document is ENY-641, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First Printed May 2000. Reviewed: December 2005. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu2. J. L. Knapp, professor, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL, J. E. Peña, professor, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL, H. N. Nigg, professor, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL; Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611. S. E. Simpson, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Winter Haven, FL.
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