First report of Bactrocera zonata in Greece
Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO A2 List) is first reported from Greece. The pest is monitored through the same network of traps used for the surveillance of Bactrocera dorsalis (EPPO RS 2026/059) in the Attica Region. The first capture was recorded in June 2025 in a trap of the Northern district of Athens and other specimens were caught in traps in the Central and Western districts of Athens between June and December 2025 covering an area of around 50 km2. In total, in 2025, 43 adult males were caught in 35 traps. The largest number of traps where the pest was caught were located in the Central district of Athens.
A regulated area has been demarcated, and official measures are applied according to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/311.
The situation of Bactrocera zonata in Greece can be described as follows: Present, not widely distributed and under official control.
Sources
Ministry of rural development and food (2026-02).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/311 of 14 February 2025 on measures to eradicate and to prevent the establishment and spread within the Union territory of fruit flies of the species Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) and Bactrocera zonata (Saunders). OJ L, 2025/311, http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/311/oj