EPPO Global Database

Zaprionus indianus(ZAPRIN)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
First found during studies conducted in 2017-2018 in several locations (Adana, Hatay, Mersin, Osmaniye) of the Eastern Mediterranean region on various fruit (Diospyros kaki, Ficus carica, Morus nigra, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, Prunus persica, Rubus fruticosus). During further studies, more specimens were collected in the same region and also on Fragaria x ananassa and Malus domestica.
References
* Özbek Çatal B, Çalişkan Keçe AF, Ulusoy MR (2021) Distribution and host plants of Drosophilidae (Diptera) species detected in fruit orchards of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal University Journal of Agricultural Sciences 26(2), 431-442. https://doi.org/10.37908/mkutbd.873838
------- In Adana, Hatay, Mersin, Osmaniye.

* Özbek Çatal B, Çalışkan Keçe AF, Ulusoy MR (2019) New invasive species in Turkey: Zaprionus indianus (Gupta) (Diptera: Drosophilidae). KSU Journal of Agriculture and Nature 22(Suppl 1), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.555225
------- First record in the Eastern Mediterranean region (Adana, Hatay, Mersin, Osmaniye).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Iran Present, no details view...
Iraq Present, no details view...