EPPO Global Database

Drosophila suzukii(DROSSU)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some areas (2017-03)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/081) : first caught in traps placed in commercial crops (unspecified deciduous plants) in Nicosia district.

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/152) : also caught in various fruit tree orchards in Lefke and Morfou (Northern part of Cyprus).
References
* NPPO of Cyprus (2017-03).

* Özbeck Çatal B, Helvaci M, Çalişkan Keçe AF, Ulusoy MR (2018) First record of Drosophila suzukii in the areas of the Republic of Cyprus not under the effective control of the government of the Republic of Cyprus. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 48(2), 274-276.