WALLIS AND FUTUNA
This French Territory is composed of two groups of islands separated by a 200 km distance: Wallis (159 km², 145m) and Futuna-Alofi (115 km², 524m). Trapping was done for the first time in 1995 on both islands to determine seasonal abundance of fruit flies.
FRUIT FLY SPECIES: Bactrocera passiflorae, B. kirki, Pacific fruit fly (B. xanthodes) and the non-economic B. obscura (Malloch) occur on both Wallis and Futuna, while B. distincta is restricted to Futuna.
STATUS OF QUARANTINE SURVEILLANCE (as of October 2007): There are 6 trapping sites on Wallis and 2 sites on Futuna, each with one Cue-lure and one methyl eugenol trap. There are also 2 female fruit fly traps placed in Wallis - one(1) at the wharf and one(1) at the airport. Fruits sampled for research and quarantine surveillance are breadfruit, mango and papaya. There is also a quarantine awareness program on the radio.
REFERENCES:
Leblanc, L., Malau, A. 2002. Preliminary Report on the Status of Fruit Flies (Tephritidae: Dacinae) on Wallis and Futuna. PMP-FFM Report. 14pp.
Sales, F. 1998. Les mouches des fruits dans les territoires de Nouvelle-Calédonie et de Wallis et Futuna. Fruits. 53: 41-56.
Tora Vueti, E., Allwood, A.J., Leweniqila, L., Ralulu, L., Balawakula, A., Malau, A., Sales, F., Peleti, K. 1997. Fruit fly fauna in Fiji, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau and Nauru. pp. 60-63 in: Allwood, A.J., and Drew, R.A.I. 1997. Management of fruit flies in the Pacific. ACIAR Proceedings No 76. 267pp.
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Page updated on: 17 October, 2007