EPPO Global Database

Anastrepha fraterculus(ANSTFR)

Distribution details in Chile

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Absent, pest eradicated
Eradication in: 1964
From NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
From COSAVE (1992): reported from Arica (I Región). Eradicated in 1964. Not detected since.

Palomino (2026): detected in 2017 at Iquique (in Atacama Desert). Eradicated.
References
* Palomino RR (2026) Fifty-five years of a successful National Fruit Fly Program in Chile. In Fruit Flies of Economic Importance (pp. 175-184). CRC Press.

* Weems, H. V., Jr. (1980) Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 217, 4 pp.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, restricted distribution view...
Bolivia Present, no details view...
Peru Present, no details view...