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Zaprionus tuberculatus

Malloch, 1932
Arthropoda » Diptera » Drosophilidae » Zaprionus tuberculatus
Common name (English)
Vinegar fly; Pomace fly
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
Global distribution

Zimbabwe 609 1; Zimbabwe 25 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1981

Was caught in traps placed in commercial fig crops (Ficus carica) in Nicosia district (EPPO 2017).

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food
Pathway detail

CBD pathway per EASIN (2023).

References

Tsacas L, David J (1983) L' Homme et la dispersion des Drosophilides. C. R. Soc. Biogéogr 59(3c): 423–432.

EPPO (2017) First reports of Drosophila suzukii and Zaprionus indianus in Cyprus, and confirmation of the presence of Z. tuberculatus. EPPO Reporting Service no. 04 - 2017  Num. article: 2017/081 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6049 [Accessed on 06.07.2022]

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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