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Bactrocera jarvisi (Jarvis' fruit fly)

Summary

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28 March 2017

Datasheet Type(s)
Pest
Natural Enemy

Preferred Scientific Name
Bactrocera jarvisi

Preferred Common Name
Jarvis' fruit fly

Taxonomic Tree
Domain: Bactrocera jarvisi
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia

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Museum set specimen of adult B. jarvisi

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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

Bactrocera jarvisi (Tryon)

Preferred Common Name

Jarvis' fruit fly

Other Scientific Names

Afrodacus jarvisi (Tryon)
Chaetodacus jarvisi Tryon
Dacus australis Hendel
Dacus jarvisi (Tryon)

EPPO code

BCTRJA (Bactrocera jarvisi)

Taxonomic Tree

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Domain: Bactrocera jarvisi
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Bactrocera

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Country	Distribution	References
OCEANIA
Australia	Restricted distribution	EPPO, 2014
-Australian Northern Territory	Present	Hancock et al., 2000; EPPO, 2014
-New South Wales	Present	Hancock et al., 2000; EPPO, 2014
-Queensland	Present	Hancock et al., 2000; EPPO, 2014
-Western Australia	Present	Hancock et al., 2000; EPPO, 2014

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant name	Family	Context
Anacardium occidentale (cashew nut)	Anacardiaceae	Other
Annona glabra (pond apple)	Annonaceae	Other
Annona muricata (soursop)	Annonaceae	Other
Areca catechu (betelnut palm)	Arecaceae	Other
Averrhoa carambola (carambola)	Oxalidaceae	Other
Carica papaya (pawpaw)	Caricaceae	Other
Citrus aurantiifolia (lime)	Rutaceae	Other
Citrus limon (lemon)	Rutaceae	Other
Citrus maxima (pummelo)	Rutaceae	Other
Citrus reticulata (mandarin)	Rutaceae	Other
Citrus sinensis (navel orange)	Rutaceae	Other
Citrus x paradisi (grapefruit)	Rutaceae	Other
Cydonia oblonga (quince)	Rosaceae	Other
Diospyros blancoi (mabolo)	Ebenaceae	Other
Diospyros kaki (persimmon)	Ebenaceae	Other
Feijoa sellowiana (Horn of plenty)	Myrtaceae	Other
Fortunella japonica (round kumquat)	Rutaceae	Other
Malpighia emarginata	Malpighiaceae	Other
Malus sylvestris (crab-apple tree)	Rosaceae	Other
Mangifera indica (mango)	Anacardiaceae	Main
Musa x paradisiaca (plantain)	Musaceae	Other
Opuntia sp. (pricklypear)	Cactaceae	Other
Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Passifloraceae	Other
Persea americana (avocado)	Lauraceae	Other
Planchonia careya	Lecythidaceae	Wild host
Pouteria caimito	Sapotaceae	Other
Pouteria campechiana (canistel)	Sapotaceae	Other
Prunus armeniaca (apricot)	Rosaceae	Other
Prunus persica (peach)	Rosaceae	Other
Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)	Myrtaceae	Other
Psidium guajava (guava)	Myrtaceae	Main
Punica granatum (pomegranate)	Punicaceae	Other
Pyrus communis (European pear)	Rosaceae	Other
Spondias purpurea (red mombin)	Anacardiaceae	Other
Syzygium aqueum (watery rose-apple)	Myrtaceae	Other
Syzygium forte	Myrtaceae	Wild host
Syzygium jambos (rose apple)	Myrtaceae	Other
Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple)	Myrtaceae	Other
Syzygium samarangense (water apple)	Myrtaceae	Other
Terminalia arenicola	Combretaceae	Wild host
Terminalia catappa (Singapore almond)	Combretaceae	Main

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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Sign	Life Stages	Type
Fruit
discoloration
extensive mould
gummosis
internal feeding
lesions: black or brown
lesions: scab or pitting
obvious exit hole
odour
ooze

Pathway Vectors

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Vector	Notes	Long Distance
Clothing/footwear and possessions	Fruit in case or handbag.	Yes
Containers and packaging (wood)	Of fruit cargo.	Yes
Land vehicles	Lories, aeroplanes and perhaps ships, with fruit cargo.	Yes
Mail/post	Fruit in post.	Yes
Soil, sand, gravel etc.	Risk of puparia in soil.	Yes

Plant Trade

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Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transport	Pest stages	Borne internally	Borne externally	Visibility of pest or symptoms
Fruits (inc. pods)	eggs; larvae	Yes		Pest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Growing medium accompanying plants	pupae	Yes		Pest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye

Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport
Bark
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes
Flowers, Inflorescences, Cones, Calyx
Leaves
Roots
Seedlings, Micropropagated plants
Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, Branches
True seeds (inc. grain)
Wood

References

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Armstrong JW, Couey HM, 1989. Control; fruit disinfestation; fumigation, heat and cold. In: Robinson AS, Hooper G, eds. Fruit Flies; their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 3(B):411-424.

Bateman MA, 1982. III. Chemical methods for suppression or eradication of fruit fly populations, In: Drew RAI, Hooper GHS, Bateman MA eds. Economic Fruit Flies of the South Pacific Region. 2nd edn. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 115-128.

Christenson LD, Foote RH, 1960. Biology of fruit flies. Annual Review of Entomology, 5:171-192.

Drew RAI, 1982. I. Taxonomy, In: Drew RAI, Hooper GHS, Bateman MA, eds. Economic Fruit Flies of the South Pacific Region. 2nd edn. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Department of Primary Industries,1-97.

Drew RAI, 1982. IV. Fruit fly collecting. In: Drew RAI, Hooper GHS, Bateman MA, eds. Economic fruit flies of the South Pacific Region, ed. 2. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 129-139.

Drew RAI, 1989. The tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinp) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 26:521 pp.

Drew RAI, Romig MC, 1997. Overview - Tephritidae in the Pacific and South-East Asia. In: Allwood AJ, Drew RAI, eds. Management of Fruit Flies in the Pacific. A Regional Symposium, Nadi, Fiji. ACIAR Proceedings, 76:46-53.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Fay HAC, 2012. A highly effective and selective male lure for Bactrocera jarvisi (Tryon) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 51(3):189-197. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1440-6055

Fletcher BS, 1989. Ecology; movements of tephritid fruit flies. In: Robinson AS, Hooper G, eds. Fruit Flies; Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests, 3(B). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 209-219.

Fletcher BS, 1989. Movements of tephritid fruit flies. In: Fruit Flies; their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests [ed. by Robinson, A. S., Hooper, G.]. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers, 209-219.

Hancock DL, Hamacek EL, Lloyd AC, Elson-Harris MM, 2000. The distribution and host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Information Series Q199067: 1-75.

Margaritis LH, 1985. Comparative study of the eggshell of the fruit flies Dacus oleae and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Trypetidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 63(9):2194-2206

Peng RK, Christian K, 2006. Effective control of Jarvis's fruit fly, Bactrocera jarvisi (Diptera: Tephritidae), by the weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in mango orchards in the Northern Territory of Australia. International Journal of Pest Management, 52(4):275-282. http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=100665

Roessler Y, 1989. Control; insecticides; insecticidal bait and cover sprays. In: Robinson AS, Hooper G, eds. Fruit Flies. Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests 3(B). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 329-336.

Smith D, Nannan L, 1988. Yeast autolysate bait sprays for control of Queensland fruit fly on passionfruit in Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 45(2):169-177.

Weldon CW, Schutze MK, Karsten M, 2014. Trapping to monitor tephritid movement: results, best practice, and assessment of alternatives. In: Trapping and the detection, control, and regulation of Tephritid fruit flies: lures, aarea-wide programs, and trade implications [ed. by Shelly T, Epsky N, Jang EB, Reyes-Flores J, Vargas R]. New York, USA: Springer, 175-217.

White IM, Elson-Harris MM, 1994. Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Reprint with addendum.

White IM, Hancock DL, 1997. CABIKEY to the Dacini (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Asian, Pacific and Australasian Regions. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.