EPPO Global Database

Ceratitis capitata(CERTCA)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Absent, pest no longer present
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest no longer present (2016-12)
Comments
From US data sheet: occasional infestations.

From NPPO (2016): 1 male was caught in a private garden in 2013 (Fasotte et al., 2014) but no more findings were made in follow-up surveys (2013-2014-2015). In addition, this species is not expected to survive outdoors in Belgium.
References
* Fassotte C, Tomme M, Walrant C, Belien T, De Meyer M (2014). Nouvelles observations de Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) et de Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862) en Belgique (Diptera : Tephritidae). Bulletin de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie 150, 43-46.

* Karpati, J. F. (1983) The Mediterranean fruit fly, 40 pp. FAO, Rome, Italy.

* NPPO of Belgium (2016-12).

* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 26. Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Transient view...
Luxembourg Absent, pest no longer present view...
Netherlands Absent, pest no longer present view...