EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Australia (Northern Territory)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1999: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1999
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/098) : B. philippinensis was first found in suburban Darwin (Northern Territory) in 1997-11. A 50 km quarantine area was established. Declared eradicated on 1999-05-31 after no detection in 17 months.

EPPO Reporting Service (2014/188) : B. philippinensis is a synonym of B. dorsalis.
References
* NPPO of Australia (1999-06).