EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Cameroon

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2004
From CABI Pest map 109 (2019): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/085) : first found in August 2004 (as B. invadens).
References
* Abanda FXN, Quilici S, Vayssières JF, Kouodie-Kong L, Woin N (2008) Inventaire des espèces de mouches des fruits sur goyave dans la région de Yaoundé au Cameroun. Fruits (Paris) 63(1), 19-26 (abst.).
------- On collected guava fruits near Yaounde, Bikok and Essé: Ceratitis anonae (64%), Bactrocera invadens (35%), B. mesomelas (1%).

* De Villiers M, Hattingh V, Kriticos DJ, Brunel S, Vayssieres JF, Sinzogan A, Billah MK, Mohamed MA, Mwatawala M, Abdelgader H, Salah FEE, De Meyer M (2016) The potential distribution of Bactrocera dorsalis: considering phenology and irrigation patterns. Bulletin of Entomological Research 106, 19-33.

* Drew RAI, Tsuruta K, White IM (2005) A new species of pest fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from Sri Lanka and Africa. African Entomology 13(1), 149-154.

* Goergen G, Vayssières JF, Gnanvossou D, Tindo M (2011) Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), a new invasive fruit fly pest for the Afrotropical region: host range and distribution in West and Central Africa. Environmental Entomology 40(4), 844-854.
------- List of host plants recorded in Benin and Cameroon.

* Nanga Nanga S, Hanna R, Fotso Kuate A, Fiaboe KK, Nchoutnji I, Ndjab M, Gnanvossou D, Mohamed SA, Ekesi S, Djieto-Lordon C (2022) Tephritid fruit fly species composition, seasonality, and fruit infestations in two central African agro-ecological zones. Insects 13(11), 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111045
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Central African Republic Present, no details view...
Chad Present, no details view...
Congo Present, no details view...
Equatorial Guinea Present, no details view...
Gabon Present, no details view...
Nigeria Present, no details view...