EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Chile

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Absent, confirmed by survey
From NPPO: Absent, confirmed by survey
Comments
From country itself (1992): declared never to occur, but no supporting information available.

Palomino RR (2026): 3 incursions in Easter Island in 2010. Eradicated.
References
* NPPO of Chile (1992).

* Palomino RR (2026) Fifty-five years of a successful National Fruit Fly Program in Chile. In Fruit Flies of Economic Importance (pp. 175-184). CRC Press.