EPPO Global Database

Dacus ciliatus(DACUCI)

Distribution details in Israel

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, restricted distribution (2011-06)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1996/65) : isolated outbreak in Arava Valley, at Neot Smadar, on melon and cucumber. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (1997/124) : laboratory studies reported on its biology and control in Israel.

EPPO Reporting Service (2002/062) : still present.

EPPO Reporting Service (2011/079) : still present in Arava valley.
References
* Norrbom AL, Carroll LE, Thompson FC, White IM, Freidberg A (1999) Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia 9, 65-252.

* Maklakov A, Ishaaya I, Freidberg A, Yawetz A, Horowitz AR, Yarom I (2001) Toxicological studies of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides for controlling the fruit fly Dacus ciliatus (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 94(5).

* NPPO of Israel (1996-03, 2010-02, 2011-06).

* Roll U, Dayan T, Simberloff D (2007) Non-indigenous insect species in Israel and adjacent areas. Biological Invasions 9, 629-643.
------- Spreading.

* Yarom I, Svechkov A, Freidberg A, Horowitz AR, Ishaaya I (1997) Biology and chemical control of Dacus ciliatus. Phytoparasitica, 25(2), p 165.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Egypt Present, no details view...
Jordan Present, no details view...