EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis cosyra(CERTCO)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 592 (1999): Present, widespread
From NPPO: Present, widespread
Comments
Restricted to the northeastern part of the country (de Villiers et al., 2013).
References
* Beer, M. S. de; Grove, T.; Steyn, W. P.; Dreyer, S. (1997) Yearbook - South African Mango Growers' Association 17, 135-137.
------- Nelspruit.

* DeMeyer, M. (1998) Bulletin of Entomological Research 88, 257-290.
------- Natal, 1949; Durban, 1932; Rosslyn, 1931; Baberton, 1927.

* de Villiers M, Manrakhan A, Addison P, Hattingh V (2013) The distribution, relative abundance, and seasonal phenology of Ceratitis capitata, Ceratitis rosa, and Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South Africa. Environmental Entomology 42(5), 831-840.

* Labuschagne, T.; Brink, T.; Steyn, W. P.; Beer, M. S. de (1996) Yearbook - South African Mango Growers' Association 16, 17-19.

* NPPO of South Africa (1992).

* Steyn, W. P.; Brink, T.; Beer, M. de (1996) Inligtingsbulletin - Instituut vir Tropiese en Subtropiese Gewasse No. 291, 7-8.

* White, I. M.; Elson-Harris, M. M. (1992) Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics, 287-288. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.