Dacus frontalis(DACUFR)
Hosts
Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
| Organism | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Cucumis melo (CUMME) | Major host | |
* Benras H, Ali Ahmed A, Benghedier A, Guezoul O (2023) Note on Dacus frontalis Becker (Diptera: Tephritidae) presence as a pest of cucurbit fruits in Timimoun, Algeria. Journal Algérien des Régions Arides 15(1), 61-63. | ||
| Cucurbita pepo (CUUPE) | Major host | |
* Benras H, Ali Ahmed A, Benghedier A, Guezoul O (2023) Note on Dacus frontalis Becker (Diptera: Tephritidae) presence as a pest of cucurbit fruits in Timimoun, Algeria. Journal Algérien des Régions Arides 15(1), 61-63. | ||
| Citrullus colocynthis (CITCO) | Host | |
* Ben Othmen A, Ben Belgacem A, Bel-Kadhi MS, Nagaz K, Braham M (2025) The invasive cucurbit fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), Dacus frontalis Becker and Dacus ciliatus Loew in southern Tunisia: preliminary data on distribution, hosts and infestation. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration | ||
| Citrullus lanatus (CITLA) | Host | |
* Ben Othmen A, Ben Belgacem A, Bel-Kadhi MS, Nagaz K, Braham M (2025) The invasive cucurbit fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), Dacus frontalis Becker and Dacus ciliatus Loew in southern Tunisia: preliminary data on distribution, hosts and infestation. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration | ||
| Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (CUMMF) | Host | |
* Ben Othmen A, Ben Belgacem A, Bel-Kadhi MS, Nagaz K, Braham M (2025) The invasive cucurbit fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), Dacus frontalis Becker and Dacus ciliatus Loew in southern Tunisia: preliminary data on distribution, hosts and infestation. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration | ||
| Cucumis sativus (CUMSA) | Host | |
* Ben Othmen A, Ben Belgacem A, Bel-Kadhi MS, Nagaz K, Braham M (2025) The invasive cucurbit fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), Dacus frontalis Becker and Dacus ciliatus Loew in southern Tunisia: preliminary data on distribution, hosts and infestation. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration | ||