EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera dorsalis(DACUDO)

Distribution details in Austria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Absent, confirmed by survey
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, confirmed by survey (2020-05)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/226) : Nine adult individuals of Bactrocera dorsalis sensu lato (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO A1 List), were trapped at 4 sites in Vienna, between 2012 and 2018. All findings were in urban areas in Vienna. It is considered that the findings in Vienna are linked to repeated entries of larvae in infested fruit and not to an outbreak.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/145) : Six adults Bactrocera dorsalis caught in traps in Vienna in 2019, considered to be linked to the entry of larvae with infested fruits.
References
* Egartner A, Lethmayer C, Gottsberger RA, Blümel S (2019) Survey on Bactrocera spp. (Tephritidae, Diptera) in Austria. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 49(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12604

* NPPO of Austria (2019-05, 2020-05).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Transient view...
Slovenia Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Switzerland Absent, confirmed by survey view...