New records of Bactrocera invadens in Africa
In a datasheet published by CIRAD (‘Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement’) on Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO Alert List), it is stated that this fruit fly has invaded the following African countries (as of March 2008): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda.
The EPPO Secretariat has indicated in bold the countries for which it previously did not have any information on the occurrence of the pest.
Sources
Vayssières, J-F, Sinzogan A, Bokonon-Ganta A (2008) The new invasive fruit fly species, Bactrocera invadens Drew Tsuruta ; White. Regional Control Fruit Fly Project in West Africa No. 2. IITA-CIRAD, 4 pp.