EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Ethiopia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2010: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 109 (2019): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/216) : as B. invadens.

According to Cassidy (2010), B. invadens has become a serious pest of mango and guava in southern and western Ethiopia.
References
* De Meyer M, Robertson MP, Mansel MW, Ekesi S, Tsuruta K, Mwaiko W, Vayssières JF, Peterson AT (2010) Ecological niche and potential geographic distribution of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera, Tephritidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 100, 35-48.

* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2011-10).
- 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
- Threat and responses to Bactrocera invadens in Southern and East African countries exporting to South Africa by D. Cassidy (May 2010). http://www.ebook-pdf.co.uk/pdf/opportunities-in-southern-africa-south-africa-angola-and-mozambique.html
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Eritrea Present, no details view...
Kenya Present, no details view...
Sudan Present, no details view...