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Table 1 A comprehensive list of plant host species for Zeugodacus tau

From: Review of Zeugodacus tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae): biological characteristics and control strategy

Family

Host species

Common names

References

Anacardiaceae

Mangifera foetida

Horse mango

Tan and Lee (1982)

 

Mangifera indica

Mango

Liu et al. (2005), Wee and Shelly (2013)

Arecaceae

Borassus flabellifer

Candied coconut

Allwood et al. (1999)

Caricaceae

Carica papaya

Pawpaw

Borah and Dutta (1996)

Celastraceae

Siphonodon celastrineus

–

Jamnongluk et al. (2003), Sumrandee et al. (2011)

Cruciferae

Brassica oleracea

Cabbage

Yuan (2022)

Cucurbitaceae

Benincasa hispida

Wax gourd

Julsirikul et al. (2019)

 

Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon

Clausen et al. (1965), Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Coccinia grandis

Ivy gourd

Allwood et al. (1999), Kitthawee and Dujardin (2010)

 

Cucumis anguria

Anguria melon

Lin et al. (2005)

 

Cucumis melo

Muskmelon

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Cucumis sativus

Cucumber

Lin et al. (2005), Kitthawee and Dujardin (2010), Prabhakar et al. (2012)

 

Cucurbita maxima

True squash

Lin et al. (2005), Prabhakar et al. (2012)

 

Cucurbita moschata

Pumpkin

Huque (2006), Kitthawee and Dujardin (2010)

 

Cucurbita pepo

Zucchini

Allwood et al. (1999), Prabhakar et al. (2012)

 

Diplocyclos palmatus

Small cucumbers

White and Elson-Harris (1992)

 

Gomphogyne cissiformis

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Gymnopetalum integrifolium

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Gymnopetalum scabrum

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Lagenaria siceraria

Gourd

Clausen et al. (1965), Lin et al. (2005), Prabhakar et al. (2012), Nair et al. (2017)

 

Luffa acutangula

Loofah

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Luffa aegyptiaca

Snake melon

Lin et al. (2005), Khan et al. (2011), Drew and Romig (2013), Julsirikul et al. (2019)

 

Momordica charantia

Bitter melon

Prabhakar et al. (2012), Julsirikul et al. (2019)

 

Momordica cochinchinensis

Quaker button

Kitthawee and Dujardin (2010), Dujardin and Kitthawee (2013)

 

Momordica dioica

–

Nair et al. (2017)

 

Sechium edule

Chayote

He et al. (2023)

 

Siraitia grosvenorii

Monk fruit

Deng (1992), Pu et al. (1998)

 

Trichosanthes cordata

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Trichosanthes rubriflos

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Trichosanthes cucumerina

–

Nair et al. (2017)

 

Trichosanthes ovigera

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Trichosanthes tricuspidata

–

Clausen et al. (1965), Allwood et al. (1999), Kitthawee and Dujardin (2010)

 

Trichosanthes wallichiana

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Zehneria wallichii

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

Fabaceae

Phaseolus vulgaris

Green bean

Allwood et al. (1999)

Flacourtiaceae

Hydnocarpus anthelminthica

–

Jamnongluk et al. (2003), Sumrandee et al. (2011)

Loganiaceae

Fagraea ceilanica

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Strychnos nux-vomica

Bitter fruit

Allwood et al. (1999)

Malvaceae

Abelmoschus esculentus

Okra

Yuan (2022)

Melastomataceae

Melastoma malabathricum

–

Drew and Romig (2013)

Moraceae

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jackfruit

Clausen et al. (1965), Drew and Romig (2013)

 

Ficus racemosa

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Ficus tinctoria

–

Drew and Romig (2013)

Muntingiaceae

Muntingia calabura

Jamaica cherry

Drew and Romig (2013)

Myrtaceae

Psidium guajava

Guava

Allwood et al. (1999)

 

Syzygium malaccense

–

Drew and Romig (2013)

Oleaceae

Myxopyrum smilacifolium

–

Allwood et al. (1999)

Oxalidaceae

Averrhoa carambola

Carambola

Wee and Shelly (2013)

Passifloraceae

Passiflora edulis

Passion fruit

Octriana (2010), Drew and Romig (2013), Hasyim et al. (2016)

Poaceae

Bambusa pallida

–

Drew and Romig (2013)

Rosaceae

Prunus salicina

Mountain plum

Lin et al. (2005)

Rubiaceae

Morinda citrifolia

–

Drew and Romig (2013)

Rutaceae

Citrus maxima

Shaddock

Drew and Romig (2013)

 

Citrus reticulata

Citrus

Liu et al. (2005)

 

Citrus sinensis

Orange

Jaleel et al. (2018)

Sapindaceae

Dimocarpus longan

Longan

Borah and Dutta (1996)

Sapotaceae

Manilkara zapota

Naseberry

Borah and Dutta (1996), Drew and Romig (2013)

Solanaceae

Capsicum annuum

Chili

Borah and Dutta (1996), Pal and Choudhuri (2007)

 

Capsicum frutescens

–

Borah and Dutta (1996)

 

Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato

Boopathi et al. (2017)

 

Solanum muricatum

Ciku

Lin et al. (2005)

Vitaceae

Vitis vinifera

Grape

Jaleel et al. (2018)

  1. CABI (2024)