EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Zimbabwe

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 109 (2019): Present, no details
Comments
First specimens (as B. invadens) caught in April 2010 approximately 71 km southeast of Harare.

Musasa et al. (2019): Rusitu Valley.
References
* 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.

* Musasa ST, Mashingaidze AB, Musundire R, Aguiar AA, Vieira J, Vieira CP (2019) Fruit fly identification, population dynamics and fruit damage during fruiting seasons of sweet oranges in Rusitu Valley, Zimbabwe. Scientific Reports 9(1), 13578. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50001-w

* INTERNET
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
Botswana Transient view...
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Present, no details view...
Mozambique Present, restricted distribution view...
Zambia Present, no details view...