EPPO Global Database

Zeugodacus cucurbitae(DACUCU)

Distribution details in Uganda

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
References
* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2007-12).
Invasive Fruit Fly Pests in Africa. A diagnostic tool and information reference for the four Asian species of fruit fly (Diptera, Tephritidae) that have become accidentally established as pests in Africa, including the Indian Ocean Islands, by Marc De Meyer, Salah Mohamed and Ian M. White. http://www.africamuseum.be/fruitfly/AfroAsia.htm

* Oyaro OD, Ruth AD, Tusiime G, Saviour D, Patrick V, Michael OH, Rogers OR, Smagghe G, Sansa-Otim J, Karungi J (2026) Diversity and Distribution of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Across Ugandan Mango Growing Ecological Zones: Dominance of Bactrocera dorsalis and First Reporting of Dacus eclipsis, Dacus humeralis, and Dacus armatus. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5279622 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5279622
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Kenya Present, restricted distribution view...
Tanzania, United Republic of Present, restricted distribution view...