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Bactrocera psidii (Froggatt)

HOST PLANTS

HOST PLANTS: Recorded from 33 host plant species in 23 genera and 16 families:

Plant families

Plant species Common
names

New Caledonia

ANACARDIACEAE

Anacardium occidentale

Cashew

X

ANACARDIACEAE

Mangifera indica

Mango

X

ANNONACEAE Annona muricata Soursop

X

ANNONACEAE

Annona reticulata

Bullock's heart

X

ANNONACEAE Annona squamosa Sweetsop

X

APOCYNACEAE Cerbera manghas

-

X

APOCYNACEAE Thevetia peruviana

-

X

CARICACEAE Carica papaya Papaya

X

COMBRETACEAE

Terminalia catappa

Tropical almond

X

EBENACEAE Diospyros bicolor -

X

EBENACEAE Diospyros kaki

-

X

EBENACEAE

Diospyros macrocarpa

-

X

EUPHORBIACEAE

Aleurites moluccana

-

X

MALPIGHIACEAE Malpighia glabra -

X

MORACEAE

Ficus sp

-

X

MORACEAE Morus alba

Mulberry

X

MYRTACEAE

Caryophillus sp

-

X

MYRTACEAE

Eugenia uniflora

Surinam cherry

X

MYRTACEAE

Psidium cattleianum

Strawberry guava

X

MYRTACEAE Psidium friedrichstalianum

-

X

MYRTACEAE

Psidium guajava

Guava

X

MYRTACEAE

Syzygium jambos

Rose apple

X

MYRTACEAE

Syzygium malaccense

Malay apple

X

OXALIDACEAE Averrhoa carambola Carambola

X

PASSIFLORACEAE

Passiflora quadrangularis

Giant granadilla

X

PUNICACEAE Punica granatum Pome granate

X

ROSACEAE

Prunus domestica

Plum

X

ROSACEAE

Prunus persica

Peach

X

RUTACEAE

Citrus maxima

Pomelo

X

VITACEAE Vitis vinifera Wine grape

X

Sources of published host data: 

Amice, R. and F. Sales. 1997. Fruit Fly Fauna in New Caledonia. pp. 68-76 in: Allwood, A.J. and R.A.I. Drew. Management of Fruit Flies in the Pacific. ACIAR Proceedings No 76. 267p.
Anonymous. 1999. 3.4. Lutte contre les Mouches des Fruits. pp. 34-53 in: Rapport d'Activites 1998-1999. S.R.F.P. Nouvelle-Caledonie. 
Cochereau, P. 1970. Les Mouches des Fruits et leurs Parasites dans la Zone Indo-Australo-Pacifique et Particulierement en Nouvelle-Caledonie. Cahiers de l'ORSTOM, Serie Biologie, No 12. Pp.15-50.
Drew, R.A.I. 1989. The Tropical Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 26: 1-521.
Leblanc, L. and R. Amice. 2000. Fruit Flies in New Caledonia. SPC Pest Advisory Leaflet No 26. 4pp.
Mademba-Sy, F. 2000. 32. Volet Entomologie. Rapport d'activites 2000. Station de recherches fruitieres de Pocquereux. Annual Report from Institut Agronomique Neo-Caledonien. 75pp.

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