Zaprionus tuberculatus(ZAPRTU)
Distribution details in France
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
First recorded in: 2022
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/084) : first specimens were caught in July 2022 in Salses-le-Château (Pyrénées-Orientales). Further studies will be conducted to evaluate its potential impacts on fruit crops (e.g. figs, citrus, strawberries).
* Balmès V & Mouttet R (2019) The drosophilid risk on imports. EPPO Bulletin 49, 122–126.
------- intercepted at import.
* Ben Halima Kamel M, Ben Cheik Z, Zouari S, Mdellel L, Balmès V (2020) First report of Zaprionus indianus and Z. tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Tunisia. EPPO Bulletin 50(2), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12662
------- In 2018, some specimens emerged from Butia capitata fruits (Arecaceae) in the South of France (pers. comm. unpublished). Not sure whether this refer to interceptions or not.
* Georges R, Yassin A, Colinet H (2024) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France. Entomological Research 54, e12725. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.12725
------- intercepted at import.
* Ben Halima Kamel M, Ben Cheik Z, Zouari S, Mdellel L, Balmès V (2020) First report of Zaprionus indianus and Z. tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Tunisia. EPPO Bulletin 50(2), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12662
------- In 2018, some specimens emerged from Butia capitata fruits (Arecaceae) in the South of France (pers. comm. unpublished). Not sure whether this refer to interceptions or not.
* Georges R, Yassin A, Colinet H (2024) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France. Entomological Research 54, e12725. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.12725
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Reunion | Present, no details | ||
| Spain | Present, no details | ||
| Spain | Islas Canárias | Present, no details |