First detection of Bactrocera facialis in Fiji – Yasawa Islands (October 2025)
- Дата публикации
- Пт, 14 Ноя 2025, 04:11
- Последнее обновление
- Ноя. 14, 2025, 4:20 д.п.
- Report Number
- FJI-08/2
- Страна
- Fiji
- Идентификационная информация о вредном организме
- Bactrocera facialis - (BCTRFA)
- Статус оповещения
- Preliminary
- Растения-хозяева
- Primary risk to fleshy fruit of tropical horticultural crops. Known hosts (regional records) include:
Guava (Psidium guajava)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Papaya (Carica papaya)
Other soft, sweet, thin-skinned fruits are typical of Tephritid fruit fly hosts
(Also applies to movement of infested host produce, backyard fruit, and waste fruit.)
- Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)
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- Present: not widely distributed and under official control
- Географическое распространение
- Fiji: Present in the Yasawa Islands (first detected October 2025); absent on mainland Viti Levu based on current surveillance.
Pacific region: Present in Tonga.
- Краткое описание
Bactrocera facialis was detected in one of the outer islands (Yasawa Islands) in October 2025. A national response has been activated with movement controls, delimiting surveys, and suppression. The pest is not widely distributed and is under official control.
- Опасность
- Economic: Risk of infestation in commercial and subsistence fruit production; potential yield loss and increased management costs.
Spread: High risk of human-assisted spread via movement of infested fruit between islands; natural dispersal possible.
Environment/Social: Threat to household food security and livelihoods in affected outer islands.
- Свяжитесь для получения информации
- National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) – Fiji Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) GPO Box 1292, Suva, Fiji Website: www.baf.com.fj Phone: +679 3312512
Primary Contact: Surendra Pratap, Acting Chief Executive Officer Email: [email protected]
Alternate Contact: Nitesh Datt, Chief Plant Protection Officer Email: [email protected]
- Файлы отчета
- Веб-сайт
- https://www.baf.com.fj
- Ключевые слова по изданию
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Emergency action/emergency measures
Incursion
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