Malaysian fruit fly

Bactrocera latifrons

Malaysian fruit fly (Bactrocera latifrons) is an insect pest of mainly Solanaceous crops such as pepper, eggplant. It is a native of Asia and was first detected in Hawaii in 1983.

For more information about this plant pest, see the CABI data sheet.

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ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Citrus ID

11/2018 - APHIS Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for the National Fruit Fly Cooperative Control Program
9/2018 - Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines Map
7/2018 - NUI Galway researchers find insight into male fertility problems studying fruit flies
4/2018 - APHIS Issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement for National Fruit Fly Co-op Control Program
8/2016 - NAPPO -Malaysian Fruit Fly- Removal of the Quarantine in the Westchester Area of LA County, CA
8/2016 - Removal of Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Westchester Area of Los Angeles County, CA
8/2016 - APHIS Requests Public Comment Regarding Proposed Environmental Impact Statement for the Exotic Fruit Fly Eradication Program
4/2016 - APHIS Establishes Host List for Malaysian Fruit Fly (Bactrocera latifrons)
3/2016 - NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System
2/2016 - APHIS Establishes Malaysian Fruit Fly Regulated Area in Westchester LA County California