EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis capitata(CERTCA)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1901
From CABI Pest map 001 (2016): Present, widespread
References
* Acioli AN, Silva NM, Adaime R, Costa-Silva FC, Zucchi RA (2024) March to the North: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824)(Diptera, Tephritidae) reaches Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Entomological Communications 6, ec06015. DOI: 10.37486/2675-1305.ec06015e-ISSN: 2675-1305

* NHM (1976).

* Uchôa MA, Nicacio J (2010) New records of neotropical fruit flies (Tephritidae), lance flies (Lonchaeidae) (Diptera: Tephritoidea), and their host plants in the South Pantanal and adjacent areas, Brazil. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 103(5), 723-733.

* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 26. Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.

* White IM, Elson-Harris MM (1992) Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics. CABI, Wallingford (GB), 601 pp.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, restricted distribution view...
Bolivia Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, no details view...
Paraguay Present, widespread view...
Peru Present, no details view...
Suriname Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Uruguay Present, widespread view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...