Diaprepes Root Weevil Host List¹

Common Name

Scientific Name

Acacia

Acacia sp.

Adonidia palm

Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E. Moore

Alemow

Citrus aurantiifolia

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.