Dacus ciliatus(DACUCI)
Distribution details in Cyprus
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2024
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication (2025-01)
First recorded in: 2024
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication (2025-01)
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/146) : first recorded in June 2024, causing damage in cucumbers, zucchin, watermelon and melon. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/032) : new infestations in Nicosia and Limassol districts which were previously pest free and new locations in Larnaca and Ammochostos districts where the pest had already been found. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/055) : reported on Vignus unguiculata and Ecballium elaterium.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/032) : new infestations in Nicosia and Limassol districts which were previously pest free and new locations in Larnaca and Ammochostos districts where the pest had already been found. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/055) : reported on Vignus unguiculata and Ecballium elaterium.
* NPPO of Cyprus (2024-07, 2025-01, 2025-03).