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Drosophila suzukii

(Matsamura, 1931)
Arthropoda » Diptera » Drosophilidae » Drosophila suzukii
Common name (English)
Spotted wing drosophila
Common name (Greek)
Μύγα της Ασίας
Ηabitat
I1 Arable

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic:

First detection year
2017
Impacts
Negative

"May pose a serious threat to future persimmon, apple, plum, apricot, peach, Valencia orange, pomegranate, fig and locust tree fruit production as this is the country’s production region for those fruits, as well as for some others (e.g. citrus, grape and berries)" (Özbek Çatal et al. 2018).

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food
Pathway detail

CBD pathway per EASIN (2023).

References

EPPO (2017) First reports of Drosophila suzukii and Zaprionus indianus in Cyprus, and confirmation of the presence of Z. tuberculatus. EPPO Reporting Service 04. Num. article: 2017/081. https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6049

Özbek Çatal B, Helvaci M, Çalışkan Keçe AF, Ulusoy RM (2018) First record of Drosophila suzukii in the areas of the Republic of Cyprus not under the effective control of the government of the Republic of Cyprus. EPPO Bulletin 48(2): 274–276. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12464

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

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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