EPPO Global Database

Zeugodacus cucurbitae(DACUCU)

Distribution details in Sierra Leone

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2006
References
* Brewah PB, Samura AE, Amara V, Norman JE, Saffa MD (2026) Incidence, Severity, and Species Distribution of Fruit Flies in Relation to Agroecological and Environmental Factors in Sierra Leone. European Journal of Applied Sciences 14(05), 264–282. https://doi.org/10.14738/ejas.1405.2379
------- in mango orchards

* 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

* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2019-04)
True fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Online http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/index.html.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Guinea Present, no details view...