EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Ghana

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2005
From CABI Pest map 109 (2019): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/085) : first trapped in January 2005 (as B. invadens).

Bawa et al. (2017): in citrus (but less important than Ceratitis ditissima).
References
* Bawa SA, Ofori ESK, Yawson G, Billah MK, Nuamah KA (2017) Assessment of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation levels on Citrus in Abura Asebu Kwamankese District, Ghana. African Entomology 25(2), 544-54.

* 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.

Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Burkina Faso Present, no details view...
Cote d'Ivoire Present, no details view...
Togo Present, no details view...