EPPO Global Database

Zaprionus indianus(ZAPRIN)

Distribution details in United States of America (Hawaii)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
First recorded on Oahu in 2013, on Kauai in 2015, and on the Big Island (Hawaii) in 2017, on Maui in 2017. In Maui, specimens were not only retrieved from farms and subdivisions but also within mountain ranges and state forest reserves.
References
* Willbrand B, Pfeiffer D, Leblanc L, Yassin A (2018) First report of African fig fly, Zaprionus indianus Gupta (Diptera: Drosophilidae), on the Island of Maui, Hawaii, USA, in 2017 and potential impacts to the Hawaiian entomofauna. Proceeedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (2018) 50:55–65
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...