• A 6-8mm long small orange-brown coloured fly with distinctive brown spots on its wings • It affects a number of crops including melons, citrus and papaya • The fly could enter Australia as larva in infected fruit • Currently occurs in Northern Africa, southern Asia, southeast Asia and Hawaii • Has the potential to affect Australia’s fruit producers, including papaya growers |
High priority pest of: Avocados, Papaya, Passionfruit, Mangoes, Melons, Summerfruit, Vegetables
Scientific name: Zeugodacus cucurbitae
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Flies & Midges (DIPTERA)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
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