EPPO Global Database

Zaprionus tuberculatus(ZAPRTU)

Distribution details in Romania

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
First caught in 2014 near Bucharest, traps had been placed in wild blackberry (Rubus caesius) bushes.
References
* Chireceanu C, Teodoru A, Chiriloaie A (2015) The first detection of fruit fly Zapironus tuberculatus Malloch (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the eastern part of Europe (Romania). Annals of the University of Craiova 20, 417-422.

* Chireceanu C, Teodoru A, Gutue M, Dumitru M, Anastasiu P (2017) Two new invasive hemipteran species first recorded in Romania: Orientus ishidae (Matsumura 1902) (Cicadellidae) and Acanalonia conica (Say 1830) (Acanaloniidae). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 5(2), 824-830.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, few occurrences view...