EPPO Global Database

Rhagoletis cingulata(RHAGCI)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1999
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: in some areas (2005-12)
From CABI Pest map 159 (2009): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2002/006) : single catch in Rheinland-Pfalz in 1999.

EPPO Reporting Service (2003/003) : no occurrence found in a detection survey in 2002.

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/003) : later found in the Rhine valley (Baden-Württemberg), Hessen, Thüringen and Sachsen-Anhalt. A survey in 2005 confirmed that the pest is established. Sporadic cases were found in other parts of Germany.

EPPO Reporting Service (2010/130) : now found in the main cherry-growing regions of Germany, particularly on sour cherry (Prunus cerasus). Present in Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Bayern, Hessen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen.
References
* Lampe I, Burghause F, Krauthausen HJ (2005) Introduction and distribution of the American Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cingulata, in the Rhine Valley, Germany. Proceedings of the BCPC Symposium on ‘Introduction and spread of invasive species’, Berlin, 200506-09/11, No. 81, 135-140.

* Merz, B.; Niehuis, M. (2001) [Remarkable records of fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)]. Dipteron, 4(1), 57-64.

* NPPO of Germany (2003-01, 2005-12).

* Vogt H, Köppler K, Dahlbender W, Hensel G (2008) Observations of Rhagoletis cingulata, an invasive species from North America, on cherry in Germany. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production, (Avignon, FR, 2008-10-27/30), 228-232.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Belgium Present, restricted distribution view...
Czech Republic Present, restricted distribution view...
France Present, few occurrences view...
Netherlands Present, restricted distribution view...
Switzerland Present, restricted distribution view...