Niue is a sparsely populated Polynesian coral Island (259 km2, 60m) economically closely associated to New Zealand.
Fruit fly activities are carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Quarantine surveillance is in place and large scale protein bait spraying programme to control fruit flies at the village level has been initiated and is ongoing. An Emergency Response Plan for exotic fruit flies has been formulated. For more information, please contact:
Ms Crispina Konelio, Quarantine Officer, Department of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, PO Box 74, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (683) 4032 Fax: (683) 4079
Email: fakanaikic@mail.gov.nu
You can also consult the Niue government website: http://www.gov.nu/FRUIT FLY SPECIES: There are four species: B. passiflorae, B. kirki, Pacific fruit fly (B. xanthodes) and the non-economic B. obscura. All species except for B. xanthodes are attracted to Cue-lure. All species are very common over the whole island, especially between August and March.
QUARANTINE SURVEILLANCE. 1. Modified the initial fauna surveys into an early warning system as part of the Niue's overall quarantine surveillance system. Trapping focused on high-risk locations, such as tourist resorts, urban areas, educational institutions for overseas students, markets, farming areas, diplomatic missions and ports of entry.2. GPS points (GeoCode) for all trap sites were plotted and would be transferred to a map.
Host Status and Export Markets: 3. The Bilateral Quarantine Agreement (BQA) between Niue and New Zealand which became effective in 1992 was reviewed by SPC and NZ MAF in August 2005 which included confirmation by NZ MAF on the present list of approved personal and commercial export commodities and their Import requirements into NZ.
STATUS OF QUARANTINE SURVEILLANCE (as of October 2007: There are 10 trapping sites, each with one Cue-lure and one methyl eugenol trap. Regularly sampled fruits for research and quarantine surveillance are avocado, banana, mango, Syzygium apples, chillies, passionfruit, capsicum, zucchini, pineapple, Syzygium malaccense (kafika), and papaya.. There are fruit fly posters and quarantine bins at the airport. The 10 trap sites were re-established in May after Cyclone Heta. To date, no new fruit fly species is recorded on Niue.
REFERENCES:
Fakanaiki, C. 1998. Emergency response plan for Niue. Draft. 8pp.
Heimoana, V., Tunupopo, F., Toleafoa, E., Fakanaiki, C. 1997. Fruit fly fauna of Tonga, Western Samoa, American Samoa and Niue. pp. 57-59 in: Allwood, A.J., Drew, R.A.I. 1997. Fruit fly management in the Pacific. ACIAR Proceedings No 76. 267pp.
Download Pest Advisory Leaflet on Fruit flies in Niue in English or in French (951 Kb)
Page updated on: 17 October, 2007