Introduction. This study was carried out in French Guiana, over ten years (1994–2003) by three institutions (SPV, FDGPC and CIRAD); it updates the current state of knowledge of Tephritidae (both Dacini and Toxotrypanini tribes) species present in this country. Materials and methods. The work was mainly conducted in inhabited areas (from the Brazilian border to the Surinamese border) where cultivated fruit crops are located. Specimens were obtained by adult trapping and fruit sampling in nearby orchards and at the edge of the rainforest. Trapping was done consistently for 10 years, while fruit sampling was a discontinuous activity. We present only the results for fruit sampling from three consecutive years (2001–2003) in which a total of 880 kg from 45 fruit species in 22 plant families were collected. Results. Twenty-nine plant species from fourteen plant families were found to be hosts of twenty-one Anastrepha species and one Bactrocera species, Bactrocera carambolae Drew and Hancock. During this period, no specimen of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) was collected in traps or fruit samples. We registered the main fruit trees which were hosts for B. carambolae and Anastrepha spp. Five hymenopterous parasitoid species were identified. Among them, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) is an exotic species and was introduced into French Guiana in collaboration with Brazilian authorities (EMBRAPA) in 2000 and 2001 within the framework of a classical biological control program. Conclusion. Our data provide baseline information about the tephritid species of economic importance present in French Guiana and assist in developing potential future control programs of both the B. carambolae and Anastrepha species in the Amazon Basin. These preliminary results are discussed in the light of their implication for rainforest conservation efforts and also evolutionary relationships between fruit flies and their hosts.

Introduction. Quarantine heat treatments have not yet beenintroduced in West Africa and no work has been done to determine the treatment conditionsneeded to eliminate eggs and larvae of West African fruit fly populations, especially ofthe new species Bactrocera invadens, from mangoes produced in the region.The objective of our study was to carry out hot water disinfestation experiments onnaturally infested mangoes to determine the exposure parameters required to kill eggs andlarvae of B. invadens present in commercial-quality fruits. The effects of hot watertreatment on fruit quality were also investigated. Materials and methods. Atank with a heating element and a water pump equipped with a tank sensor were used.Physiologically mature, hard, green mango fruits (cv. Kent) with potential export qualitybut infested by B. invadens were harvested from plantations in theBobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) area. The effect of hot water treatment by immersion at42.0 °C, 46.5 °C or 51.0 °C was evaluated by counting identifiable sites of fruit flyoviposition before and after paring the fruit and, finally, the numbers of live and deadlarvae of B. invadens were counted in the pulp. The quality of the fruitwas evaluated after the hot water immersion. Results and discussion. A hotwater treatment resulting in a core temperature of 46.5 °C could be the basis of a fruitfly quarantine treatment for West African mangoes produced in Burkina Faso. All of thelarvae extracted from the fruits treated at 46.5 °C and 51.0 °C were dead, while, in fruittreated at 42.0 °C, only about one-third of the larvae extracted were dead.

Introduction. Notre étude a porté sur l’identification des insectes nuisibles des fruits de jujubiers indiens introduits au Burkina Faso. Notre objectif a été de faire l’inventaire de ces insectes ravageurs inféodés à ces nouveaux cultivars de jujubiers et de tester diverses techniques pour leur piégeage. Après identification des insectes dont la plante hôte est le jujubier, nous avons déterminé ceux qui accomplissent leur cycle de reproduction sur les jujubes. Matériel et méthodes. Nous avons utilisé des appâts alimentaires avec des pièges de fabrication industrielle renfermant du torula et du terpinyl acétate et testé l’efficacité de complexes [pièges artisanaux / attractifs naturels] par rapport aux pièges à torula. Ensuite, nous avons mis en incubation des fruits attaqués afin d’identifier les insectes qui en émergeraient. La fluctuation des populations de Tephritidae a été suivie à partir de relevés hebdomadaires dans les pièges à torula. Simultanément l’évolution de la production fruitière a été étudiée. Résultats. L’inventaire effectué en verger de jujubiers indiens a révélé la présence de plusieurs familles appartenant à l’ordre des diptères parmi lesquelles figurent dix espèces de mouches de fruits réparties dans quatre genres (Bactrocera, Dacus, Ceratitis et Carpomya) ; une noctuelle de l’ordre des lépidoptères (genre Agrotis) a également été identifiée. Les espèces les plus représentées dans les collectes effectuées par pièges ont été Carpomya incompleta (44,86 %), Bactrocera invadens (21,58 %) et Bactrocera cucurbitae (18,49 %). Le taux d’émergence après incubation des jujubes attaqués a été de 50 %. Deux espèces seulement ont émergé de ces fruits : C. incompleta (84 %) et Agrostis sp. (16 %). Parmi les appâts alimentaires naturels testés, seul le mélange [bière locale + banane] a permis de piéger des Tephritidae (Bactrocera invadens) et la noctuelle Agrotis sp. Cependant, deux autres appâts naturels (fruits en putréfaction et lait concentré) ont permis de capturer Agrotis sp. Discussion et conclusion. Nos résultats ont mis en évidence les deux ravageurs potentiels des jujubiers indiens au Burkina Faso. Des études complémentaires sur l’identification de l’espèce d’Agrotis, et sur la biologie, l’écologie et le comportement des ravageurs incriminés seront nécessaires pour la définition de méthodes de lutte en plantations de jujubiers au Burkina.