EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera caryeae(BCTRCR)

Distribution details in India (Kerala)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/214) : presence reported without any further details.
References
* David KJ, Kumar ARV, Srinivasan R (2008) Distribution of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kerala with special reference to the Western Ghats. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 10(2), 55-69 (abst.).

* David KJ, Ramani S (2011) An illustrated key to fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Zootaxa 3021, 1-31.

* Jiji T, Manu CR, Akhila MU, Asokan A (2016) Male fruit flies, a new threat to black pepper cultivation in Kerala, India. Current Biotica 10(1), 67-70.
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* Ramani S, David KJ, Viraktamath CA, Kumar ARV (2008) Identity and distribution of Bactrocera caryeae (Kapoor) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) A species under the Bactrocera dorsalis complex in India. Biosystematica 2, 49-57.