Bactrocera zonata(DACUZO)
Distribution details in Iraq
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
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). Arab Journal of Plant Protection
* 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.
* Abu Ragheef AH, Mohamed FJ, Ali AH, Abbas SA (2026) Population Density and Infestation Rate of the Mediterranean fly, Ceratitis capitata and the Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata in Stone Fruit Orchards in the Najaf region, Iraq. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 44(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001366 (abst.)
------- on apricot and peach in Najaf region in 2021/2022. Outcompete Ceratitis capitata.
* Abu Ragheef AH, Mohamed FJ, Ali AH, Abbas SA (2026) Population Density and Infestation Rate of the Mediterranean fly, Ceratitis capitata and the Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata in Stone Fruit Orchards in the Najaf region, Iraq. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 44(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001366 (abst.)
------- on apricot and peach in Najaf region in 2021/2022. Outcompete Ceratitis capitata.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Present, restricted distribution |