Very little information is available on this pest.
1 Known Hosts
Cucumis melo
melon
uncertain
DITYEM-1,DITYEM-2
D. emus was listed on the APHIS PRA May 7, 2021 as a pest associated with Cucumis melo. The article cited by Tenete et al., 2004, notes D. emus was intercepted on imported seeds used for research; however, there is no notation of seed transmission.
Tenente, R., Mendes, M., de Oliveira, M., & Batista, M. (2005). Pragas em melao interceptadas pela estacão quarentenaria vegetal da embrapa recursos genéticos e biotecnologia (Documentos 140).