EPPO Global Database

Zaprionus tuberculatus(ZAPRTU)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2008
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/152) : first found in Kriti in 2008, and again during summer 2014 in mature figs.
References
* Leivadaras J, Leivadara EI, Vontas J (2017) A new insect, drosophila Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae), affects the figs on Crete. Abstract of a paper presented at the Panhellenic Entomological Congress (Athens, GR, 2017-09-19/22), p 27.
------- Crete.

* 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.
------- Greece (no details).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, few occurrences view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...