Bactrocera frauenfeldi(BCTRFR)
Distribution details in Australia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1974
First recorded in: 1974
First detected in Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland in 1974, it then spread to Cairns by 1994 and Townsville by 1997. Studies (Royer et al., 2016) concluded that it was unlikely to establish in horticultural production areas further south than Townsville.
* Royer JE, Wright CL, Hancock DL (2016) Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Diptera: Tephritidae), an invasive fruit fly in Australia that may have reached the extent of its spread due to environmental variables. Austral Entomology 55(1), 100-111.