Zeugodacus cucurbitae(DACUCU)
Distribution details in Mozambique
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: except in specified pest free areas (2024-02)
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: except in specified pest free areas (2024-02)
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/057) : during surveys in 2021-2023, the pest was found in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa, Nampula, Zambezia, Tete, Manica, and Sofala with a population relatively low.
* De Meyer M, Delatte H, Mwatawala M, Quilici S, Vayssières JF, Virgilio M (2015) A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus. ZooKeys 540, 539-557. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9672
* De Meyer M, Bota L, Daniel B, Mussumbe M, Vandenbosch M, Canhanga L, Cambula E, Mansell MW, Cugala D, Virgilio M (2023) A checklist of the dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of Mozambique. African Entomology 31: e15585. 9 pp. Available from: https://www.africanentomology.com/article/view/15585
------- Present in northern and central parts of the country: Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa, Zambezia, Tete, Manica and Sofala provinces
* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2019-04)
True fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Online http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/index.html.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports- Mozambique (2024-02-28): Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/mozambique/pestreports/2023/08/occurrence-of-melon-fly-zeugodacus-cucurbitae-in-mozambique/
* De Meyer M, Bota L, Daniel B, Mussumbe M, Vandenbosch M, Canhanga L, Cambula E, Mansell MW, Cugala D, Virgilio M (2023) A checklist of the dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of Mozambique. African Entomology 31: e15585. 9 pp. Available from: https://www.africanentomology.com/article/view/15585
------- Present in northern and central parts of the country: Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa, Zambezia, Tete, Manica and Sofala provinces
* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2019-04)
True fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Online http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/index.html.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports- Mozambique (2024-02-28): Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/mozambique/pestreports/2023/08/occurrence-of-melon-fly-zeugodacus-cucurbitae-in-mozambique/
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Present, no details | ||
| Malawi | Present, no details | ||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Present, restricted distribution |