First record of Carpomya incompleta in Spain
Carpomya incompleta (Diptera: Tephritidae, EU A1 Quarantine Pest) is fruit fly feeding on jujube (Ziziphus spp.) which occurs in Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It was first reported in France in 2012 (EPPO RS 2012/213) and in Morocco in 2017.
An article reports its recent finding in Spain in 2020 in an organic orchard of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) in Andalucía, where it caused yield reduction of 80%. C. incompleta was trapped again in the same location in 2021 and 2022. The authors note that the species has probably been present in Spain for many years but had not been detected because jujube production is still marginal. Control measures including mass trapping proved effective to reduce the pest population.
Sources
Garrido-Jurado I, Quesada-Moraga E, Yousef-Yousef M (2022) Zizyphus fruit fly (Carpomya incompleta (Becker), Diptera: Tephritidae) is expanding its range in Europe. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 20(4), e10SC02-. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2022204-18961