EPPO Global Database

Zaprionus tuberculatus(ZAPRTU)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/084) : first specimens were caught in July 2022 in Salses-le-Château (Pyrénées-Orientales). Further studies will be conducted to evaluate its potential impacts on fruit crops (e.g. figs, citrus, strawberries).
References
* Balmès V & Mouttet R (2019) The drosophilid risk on imports. EPPO Bulletin 49, 122–126.
------- intercepted at import.

* Ben Halima Kamel M, Ben Cheik Z, Zouari S, Mdellel L, Balmès V (2020) First report of Zaprionus indianus and Z. tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Tunisia. EPPO Bulletin 50(2), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12662
------- In 2018, some specimens emerged from Butia capitata fruits (Arecaceae) in the South of France (pers. comm. unpublished). Not sure whether this refer to interceptions or not.

* Georges R, Yassin A, Colinet H (2024) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France. Entomological Research 54, e12725. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.12725
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Sicilia Present, no details view...
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...
Reunion Present, no details view...
Spain Present, no details view...
Spain Islas Canárias Present, no details view...