EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Transient
First recorded in: 2024
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, confirmed by official surveys (2024-08)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/148) : trapped in June 2024 in the area of the Central Athens (Attica Region).

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/187) : not found during further surveys. Absent, confirmed by official surveys.

EPPO Reporting Service (2026/059) : 35 adults caught in traps in Athens between July and December 2025. Under official control.
References
* Ministry of rural development and food (2026-02).

* NPPO of Greece (2024-08).

* Region of Attica (press release 2024-06-27) Ενημέρωση σχετικά με την εμφάνιση του επιβλαβούς οργανισμού καραντίνας και προτεραιότητας για την Ε.Ε., Bactrocera dorsalis. https://www.patt.gov.gr/category/koinonia/agrotiki_ktiniatriki_alieia/agrotiki_ktiniatriki_anakoinoseis/