EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera zonata(DACUZO)

Distribution details in Iraq

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/145) : first found in spring 2016 in Wasit province. Later surveys using pheromone traps detected the pest in other provinces (Almuthana, Baghdad, Karbela, Najaf, Salahaldeen, Wasit).
References
* Abdulrazak AS, Hadwan HA, Hassan SA, Aydan NI, Mohammed AK, Haider KM, Hussein SA (2016) New record of peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Tephritidae: Diptera) in Iraq. Arab and Near East Plant Protection Newsletter no. 69, 4.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Iran, Islamic Republic of Present, restricted distribution view...
Saudi Arabia Present, restricted distribution view...