EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis rosa(CERTRO)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 153 (1985): Present, no details
From NPPO: Present, widespread
References
* Dennill, G. B.; Erasmus, M. J. (1992) Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 55 (1), 51-57.

* 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.
------- More abundant in the northeastern and coastal regions of South Africa

* INTERNET
True Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Ceratitis rosa. Specimens. http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/taxoninfo.html?id=62

* NPPO of South Africa (1992).

* Schwarz, A. (1978) Citrus and Subtropical Fruit Journal No. 539, 16-17.

* 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
-------only recorded in the KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces.