EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis rosa(CERTRO)

Distribution details in Mauritius

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Absent, unreliable record
From CABI Pest map 153 (1985): Present, no details
Comments
This past record is not confirmed by recent studies and may correspond to other species of the C. rosa species complex (e.g. C. quilicii).
References
* Anon. (1980) Report, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Environment, Mauritius, 236 pp.

* Fagoonee, I. (1984) Insect Science and its Application 5 (3), 175-182.

* INTERNET
True Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Ceratitis rosa. Specimens. http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/taxoninfo.html?id=62
------- Not included in the list of countries where C. rosa (sensu stricto) has been found.

* Ramsamy, M. P. (1989) Insect Science and its Application 10 (3), 383-391.