EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Cook Islands

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Absent, pest eradicated
From CABI Pest map 109 (2019): Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
Detected in 2013 (Aitutaki, Rarotonga), eradicated in 2014.
References
* Leblanc L (2022) The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania. Insecta Mundi 0948, 1-167. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131965/135549

* Vargas RI, Piñero JC, Leblanc L (2015) An Overview of Pest Species of Bactrocera Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the Integration of Biopesticides with Other Biological Approaches for Their Management with a Focus on the Pacific Region. Insects. 2015; 6(2):297-318. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6020297