Basic information | ||
Scientific name | Bactrocera dorsalis | (No picture) |
Major synonym | Dacus dorsalis | |
Common names | oriental fruit fly | |
Higher taxon | Tephritidae, Diptera, Insecta | |
Natural range | Southeast Asia. | |
Habitat | Parasite on various plants. |
Invasion information | ||
Range in Japan | Eradicated by 1986 in Sakishima Islands, Okinawa Islands, Amami Islands, and Ogasawara Islands. | |
Origin | Unknown. | |
Date | The first record in Japan was in 1919 at Kadena, Okinawa Is. At the time, this species had already been distributed in the entire Okinawa Pref. The first records in Amami and Ogasawara Islands were in 1929 and ca. 1925, respectively. After, observed again in 2002 (eradicated by 2003). | |
Route | Unknown. | |
Impact | Actually: Damage on agriculture. Native organism(s) affected: Fruits of citrus, guava, mango, papaya, tomato, etc. | |
Regulation in Japan | Import of the followings are prohibited: fresh fruits of citrus (with some exceptions), barbados cherry, avocado, apricot, fig, Baccaurea sapida, strawberry, olive, Anacardium occidentale (cashew), indian laurel, Arenga englei, carambola, pomegranate, santol, plum, tahiti chestnut, alexandrian laurel, tomato, pear, date palm, papaya (with some exceptions), loquat, betel nut, grape (with some exceptions), peach, Terminalia catappa, Myrica rubra, rambutan, longan, apple, litchi (with some exceptions), wampi, and plants of the genera Bouea, Diospyros, Coffea, Capsicum, Passiflora, Solanum, Zizyphus, Spondias, Psidium, Artocarpus, Annona, Hylocereus (with some exceptions), Garcinia (with some exceptions), Eugenia, Mangifera (with some exceptions) and Lansium, and plants of the family Sapotaceae and mature banana. (the Plant Protection Law) | |
Introduced range in other countries | Hawaii, Micronesia, French Polynesia, etc. |
Reference | Notes |
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