A Queensland Fruit Fly Bactrocera tryoni has been detected in a fruit fly surveillance trap at a residential property in Devonport, Auckland City

Publication Date

Mon, 18 Feb 2019, 23:06

Last Updated

Feb. 27, 2019, 4:32 a.m.

Report Number

NZL-09/3

Country

New Zealand

Pest Id

Bactrocera tryoni - (DACUTR)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Single male detected in a surveillance trap

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Transient: actionable, under surveillance

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: transient

Geographical Distribution

Single detection in Devonport, Auckland City, New Zealand

Summary

A Queensland Fruit Fly Bactrocera tryoni has been detected in a fruit fly surveillance trap at a residential property in Devonport, Auckland City. A Ministry for Primary Industry entomologist has confirmed the fly is a male Queensland Fruit Fly.

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries is undertaking further investigations including intensified trapping and fruit monitoring to determine if additional flies are present.

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