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UK Risk Register Details for Bactrocera latifrons

This record was last updated on 02/03/2023

Common Names

  • Malaysian fruit fly
  • Solanum fruit fly

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Fruits or vegetables

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 1
Spread [1 - 5] 5
Impact [1 - 5] 3
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 2
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 3
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 6

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 1
Spread [1 - 5] 5
Impact [1 - 5] 3
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 2
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 3
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 6

Proposed Actions

Proposed Actions

Regulation

Deregulation

Management By Industry

Targeted Survey

PRA

Contingency Plan

Publicity

Research

Distribution and Pest Details

Distribution

Country / Territory Status Notes
Europe
France Present (Limited) Transient
United Kingdom Absent
North America
United States Present (Limited) Hawaii
Africa
Kenya Present
Tanzania Present
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Asia
Bhutan Present
Bangladesh Present
Brunei Present
China Present
India Present
Indonesia Present
Laos Present
Malaysia Present
Myanmar Present
Pakistan Present
Singapore Present
Sri Lanka Present
Taiwan Present
Thailand Present
Vietnam Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Diptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Outdoor Solanaceae

Major Hosts

  • Capsicum annuum L.
  • Capsicum chinense Jacq./L.
  • Capsicum frutescens L.
  • Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  • Citrus aurantifolia (Christmann & Panzer) Swingle
  • Cucumis melo L.
  • Cucumis sativus L.
  • Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Punica granatum L.
  • Solanum melongena L.
  • Solanaceae (family)
  • Cucurbitaceae (family)

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Regulated quarantine pest. EPPO A1

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action against findings (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

General Comments

Regulated fruit fly. Limited potential for establishment in the UK, but could pose a risk to outdoor solanaceous fruit and cucurbit vegetable crops.

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