EPPO Global Database

Zeugodacus cucurbitae(DACUCU)

Distribution details in Mozambique

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: except in specified pest free areas (2024-02)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/057) : during surveys in 2021-2023, the pest was found in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa, Nampula, Zambezia, Tete, Manica, and Sofala with a population relatively low.
References
* De Meyer M, Delatte H, Mwatawala M, Quilici S, Vayssières JF, Virgilio M (2015) A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus. ZooKeys 540, 539-557. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9672

* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2019-04)
True fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Online http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/index.html.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports- Mozambique (2024-02-28): Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/mozambique/pestreports/2023/08/occurrence-of-melon-fly-zeugodacus-cucurbitae-in-mozambique/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Congo, Democratic republic of the Present, no details view...
Malawi Present, no details view...
Tanzania Present, restricted distribution view...