Marshall Islands is a country made up of 29 low atolls, covering 181 km˛.
FRUIT FLY SPECIES: Only one species: mango fly (Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Schiner). It is widespread over every atoll of Marshall Islands.
STATUS OF QUARANTINE SURVEILLANCE (as of October 2007): There are 7 trapping sites on Majuro each with one Cue-lure and one methyl eugenol trap. Traps are maintained by quarantine inspectors, under the supervision of the SPC Project on Plant Protection in Micronesia, based on Pohnpei (contact Mr. John Wichep ppmicronesia@mail.fm).
Amnesty bin and quarantine inspection at Majuro airport terminal (Photo: L. Leblanc)
REFERENCES:
Leblanc, L. 1997. Fruit fly fauna in Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau, Kiribati, Northern Marianas and Marshall Islands. pp. 64-67 in: Allwood, A.J., Drew, R.A. I. 1997. Management of Fruit Flies in the Pacific. ACIAR Proceedings No. 76. 267pp.
Download Pest Advisory Leaflet on Mango Fly in English (344 Kb)
Page updated on: 17 October, 2007