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A New Invasive Fruit Fly Species from the Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) Group Detected in East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Slawomir A. Lux ,
Robert S. Copeland ,
Ian M. White ,
Aruna Manrakhan  and
Maxwell K. Billah
Slawomir A. Lux
Affiliation:
international Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772–00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Robert S. Copeland
Affiliation:
international Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772–00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Ian M. White
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
Aruna Manrakhan
Affiliation:
international Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772–00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Maxwell K. Billah
Affiliation:
international Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772–00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

A new fruit fly species suspected to be from the Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) group (originating from Asia), was detected during routine field surveys in the Coast Province of Kenya. Since most species in this group are of tremendous quarantine concern when introduced, and considering the fact that it has never before been detected or reported in continental Africa, surveys were immediately initiated covering a distance of over 3000 km across major fruit-growing and trading localities within Kenya, to determine the extent of spread of the new invasive species. We report on the detection of the flies, preliminary results of the survey, and discuss the potential effects of these flies on the horticulture industry in East Africa.

Résumé

Une nouvelle mouche des fruits appartenant vraisemblablement au groupe Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (originaire d'Inde), a été trouvée lors d'enquêtes de terrain de routine dans la province côtière du Kenya. Depuis que la plupart des espèces de ce groupe font l'objet de mesure de quarantaine très sévère lors de leur introduction et considérant qu'elle n'a jamais été trouvée ou signalée sur le continent Africain auparavant, une enquête couvrant près de 3000 km à travers les principales localités productrices de fruits du Kenya a immédiatement été lancée afin de determiner l'aire d'extension de cette nouvelle espèce invasive. Nous présentons des résultats sur la découverte de la mouche ainsi que sur l'enquête, et discutons des effets potentiels de cette mouche sur l'industrie horticole de l'Afrique de l'Est.

Keywords

fruit fliesBactrocera dorsalisquarantineinvasive speciesmouche des fruitsBactrocera dorsalisquarantaineespèce invasive
Type
Short Communication
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , December 2003 , pp. 355 - 361
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 2003

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