EPPO Global Database

Zaprionus indianus(ZAPRIN)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2005
From CABI Pest map 792 (2014): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First found in Florida in 2005, then in other US states.
References
* Lasa R, Tadeo E (2015) Invasive drosophilid pests Drosophila suzukii and Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Veracruz, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 98(3), 987-988.

* Markow TA, Hanna G, Riesgo-Escovar JR, Tellez-Garcia AA, Richmond MP, Nazario-Yepiz NO, Laclette LMR, Carpinteyro-Ponce J, Pfeiler E (2014) Population genetics and recent colonization history of the invasive drosophilid Zapriona indianus in Mexico and Central America. Biological Invasions 16(11), 2427-2434.

* Rakes LM, Delamont M, Cole C, Yates JA, Blevins LJ, Hassan FN, Bergland AO, Erickson PA (2023) A small survey of introduced Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in orchards of the eastern United States. Journal of Insect Science 23(5), 21. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead092

* van der Linde K, Stack GJ, Hibbard K, Birdsely JS, Alonso LM, Houle D (2006) First records of Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae), a pest species on commercial fruits from Panama and the United States of America. Florida Entomologist 89(3), 402-404.

* Yazzin A, David JR (2010) Revision of the Afrotropical species of Zaprionus (Diptera, Drosophilidae), with descriptions of two new species and notes on internal reproductive structures and immature stages. ZooKeys 51, 33-72.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, few occurrences view...
Canada Ontario Present, few occurrences view...
Canada Québec Present, few occurrences view...
Mexico Present, no details view...