First report of Rhagoletis cingulata in Slovakia
The NPPO of Slovakia recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first report of Rhagoletis cingulata (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO A2 List) on its territory. In July 2021, the pest was caught on a yellow sticky trap installed in a private garden on a cherry tree (Prunus avium) in the municipality of Veselé (Western Slovakia). This monitoring was conducted in the framework of a survey for Rhagoletis fausta (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO A1 List).
The pest status of Rhagoletis cingulata in Slovakia is officially declared as: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, at low prevalence.
Sources
NPPO of Slovakia (2021-12).