Potential for Potential for Pest risk Present within Potential to be on establishment and economic assessment Pest Present in Vietnam Australia pathway spread consequences required ARTHROPODS Diptera Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, Yes (Hoa et al. 2006; No records found Yes. This species is Yes. Bactrocera Yes. Bactrocera Yes (EP) 1916 PPD 2010) recorded on the fruit correcta has a wide correcta is a pest of of dragon fruit in host range including numerous tropical [Tephritidae] Vietnam (Hoa et al. mango, peach and and subtropical fruit Guava fruit fly 2006; PPD 2010). mandarin (CABI crops and is capable 2016). It has a wide of causing serious distribution in Asia economic damage to ranging from China, fruit production (Liu, Japan, India, Sri Lanka Yan & Ye 2013). and Pakistan to Thailand (Drew & Romig 2013). The wide host range and geographic distribution of this pest suggest that there are suitable environments for this pest to establish and spread in Australia.
Pest Present in Vietnam Present within Australia Potential to be on pathway Potential for establishment and spread Potential for economic consequences Pest risk assessment required ARTHROPODS Diptera Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, 1916 [Tephritidae] Guava fruit fly Yes (Hoa et al. 2006; PPD 2010) No records found Yes. This species is recorded on the fruit of dragon fruit in Vietnam (Hoa et al. 2006; PPD 2010). Yes. Bactrocera correcta has a wide host range including mango, peach and mandarin (CABI 2016). It has a wide distribution in Asia ranging from China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan to Thailand (Drew & Romig 2013). The wide host range and geographic distribution of this pest suggest that there are suitable environments for this pest to establish and spread in Australia. Yes. Bactrocera correcta is a pest of numerous tropical and subtropical fruit crops and is capable of causing serious economic damage to fruit production (Liu, Yan & Ye 2013). Yes (EP)
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