EPPO Global Database

Zeugodacus cucumis(DACUCM)

Distribution details in Australia (South Australia)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/177) : considering that the southern limit of the geographical range is 29°C latitude, South Australia state is most likely to be free of the pest.
References
* Dominiak BC, Worsley P (2018) Review of cucumber fruit fly, Bactrocera cucumis (French) (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) in Australia: Part 1, host range, surveillance and distribution. Crop Protection 106, 79-85.