EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera kandiensis(BCTRKA)

Distribution details in Sri Lanka

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, widespread
From CABI Pest map 551 (1994): Present, no details
Comments
Tsuruta et al. (1997): widely distributed (wet and dry areas, low- and highlands up to elevations of 1200 m).
References
* Drew RAI, Romig MC (2013) Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia. CABI, Wallingford (GB), 653 pp.

* Tsuruta K, White IM, Bandara HMJ, Rajapakse H, Sundaraperuma SAH, Kahawatta SBMUC, Rajapakse GBJP (1997) A preliminary note on the host-plants of fruit flies of the tribe Dacini (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Sri Lanka. Esakia 37, 149-160.

* Wijekoon WM, Ganehiarachchi GA, Wegiriya HC, Vidanage SP (2023) The status of Bactrocera dorsalis as an emerging predominant pest in the commercial fruit industry in Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension 26(1). http://doi.org/10.4038/tare.v26i1.5632