EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera facialis(BCTRFA)

Distribution details in Tonga

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, widespread
Comments
Tupou et al. (2001) widely distributed throughout the islands of Tonga, but is absent from the Niuas Islands
References
* From South Pacific Commission
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* Leblanc L (2022) The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania. Insecta Mundi 0948, 1-167. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131965/135549.

* Tupou S, Heimoana V, Foliaki S, Tora Vueti E (2001) Fruit flies in Tonga, Pest Advisory Leaflet No. 41, Plant Protection Service, Secretatiat of the Pacific Community, available at https://lrd.spc.int/spcgiz-qclimate-protection-through-forest-conservation-in-the-pacific-islandsq/studies-and-reports/doc_download/2175-pal-41-fruit-flies-tonga-en.