EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis capitata(CERTCA)

Distribution details in Mozambique

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, widespread
From CABI Pest map 001 (2016): Present, restricted distribution
References
* De Meyer M (2000) Systematic revision of the subgenus Ceratitis MacLeay s.s. (Diptera, Tephritidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 128, 439-467.
------- Specimen from Zambeze, 1926.

* De Meyer M, Bota L, Daniel B, Mussumbe M, Vandenbosch M, Canhanga L, Cambula E, Mansell MW, Cugala D, Virgilio M (2023) A checklist of the dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of Mozambique. African Entomology 31: e15585. 9 pp. Available from: https://www.africanentomology.com/article/view/15585

* Jose, L.; Cugala, D.; Santos, L. (2013) African Crop Science Journal 21 (1), 21-28.

* RAE 59, 3951; 56, 664.

* 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.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Present, widespread view...
Eswatini Present, no details view...
Malawi Present, no details view...
Tanzania, United Republic of Present, widespread view...
Zambia Present, no details view...
Zimbabwe Present, widespread view...