Bactrocera melanotus (Coquillett)
HOST PLANTS
HOST PLANTS: It attacks
38 species of hosts, in 28 genera
and 20 families. Published records are:
Plant
families |
Plant species |
Common
names |
Cook
Is |
ANACARDIACEAE |
Mangifera
indica |
Mango |
X |
CARICACEAE |
Carica
papaya |
Papaya |
X |
CAESALPINACEAE |
Inocarpus
fagifer |
Tahiti
chestnut |
X |
COMBRETACEAE |
Terminalia
catappa |
Tropical
almond |
X |
| GUTTIFERAE |
Calophyllum
inophyllum |
Indian
laurel |
X |
LAURACEAE |
Persea
americana |
Avocado |
X |
| MORACEAE |
Artocarpus
altilis |
Breadfruit |
X |
| MYRTACEAE |
Eugenia
uniflora |
Surinam
cherry |
X |
MYRTACEAE |
Psidium
guajava |
Guava |
X |
| MYRTACEAE |
Syzygium
cumini |
Pistarch |
X |
| MYRTACEAE |
Syzygium
jambos |
Rose-apple |
X |
MYRTACEAE |
Syzygium
malaccense |
Mountain
apple |
X |
| OXALIDACEAE |
Averrhoa
carambola |
Star
fruit |
X |
| RUBIACEAE |
Guettarda
speciosa |
- |
X |
| RUBIACEAE |
Morinda
citrifolia |
Noni |
X |
RUTACEAE |
Citrus
maxima |
Pomelo |
X |
RUTACEAE |
Citrus
reticulata |
Mandarin |
X |
RUTACEAE |
Citrus
sinensis |
Orange |
X |
| RUTACEAE |
Citrus
x paradisi |
Grapefruit |
X |
SOLANACEAE |
Lycopersicon
esculentum |
Tomato |
X |
Sources of published host data:
Drew, R.A.I. 1989.
The Tropical Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian
and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 26: 1-521.
Kassim, A. 1994. Fruit Flies and Their Control in
Cook Islands (1st Ed.). SPC Pest Advisory Leaflet. 8pp.
Kassim, A. 2001. Fruit Fly in Cook Islands
(Revised Edition). SPC Pest Advisory Leaflet No. 35.
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