EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis quilicii(CERTQI)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
References
* De Meyer M, Mwatawala M, Copeland RS, Virgilio M (2016) Description of new Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Africa, or how morphological and DNA data are complementary in discovering unknown species and matching sexes. European Journal of Taxonomy 233, 1-23.
------- Numerous localities across the country.

* Tsatsu SK, Sutton GF, Serfontein L, Addison P, De Meyer M, Virgilio M, Manrakhan A (2024) Distribution and host ranges of Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis quilicii (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485324000294
-------recorded in recorded in all provinces sampled except the Northern Cape.