EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Mauritius

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1996
From CABI Pest map 109 (2019): Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
First found in 1996.

EPPO Reporting Service (1999/140) : declared eradicated by the Mauritian NPPO in an official letter to EPPO.

According to Sookar et al. (2020): found again in 2013 and eradicated. Recorded for a third time in 2015 and spread to the whole island.
References
* NPPO of Mauritius (1998-08-31).

* Permalloo, S.; Seewooruthun, S. I.; Soonnoo, A. R. (2000) Proceedings of the Indian Ocean Commission, Regional Fruit Fly Symposium, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 5th-9th June, 2000, 63-65.

* Seewooruthun, S. I.; Permalloo, S.; Sookar, P.; Soonnoo, A. R. (2000) Proceedings of the Indian Ocean Commission, Regional Fruit Fly Symposium, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 5th-9th June, 2000, 207-210.
------- Eradicated in July 1999.

* Sookar P, Patel N, Ramkalawon P (2020) Bactrocera dorsalis an invasive fruit fly species. Book of abstracts 4th International TEAM meeting (La Grande Motte, FR, 2020-10-05/09), po-49. https://www.alphavisa.com/team/2020/documents/Abstract-book_TEAM-2020.pdf