Scientific name: Anastrepha ludens
Size: 7-11 mm
Origin: Mexico and Central America (El Salvador, Belice, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
Name (ES): Mosca mexicana de la fruta
Description:
Historically, A. ludens was a citrus pest, although it has now been proven to affect many other hosts, including mango, guava and peach.
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Scientific name: Rhagoletis pomonella
Size: 4-7 mm
Origin: North America (Canada, US and Mexico)
Name (ES): mosca de la manzana
Description:
Important pest in apple crops.
A non-European species in the Tephritidae family, as a whole Anastrepha ludens, Bactrocera dorsalis, B. zonata, and Rhagoletis pomonella cause serious damage to many fruits. Thanks to their polyphagous nature, high reproductive potential and ability to adapt to different environmental conditions, they are considered highly invasive species. They are included in Annex II Part A to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 ‘List of Priority Pests’. The species is also on the EPPO A1 List which includes the pests whose introduction in member states poses an obvious phytosanitary risk.
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Scientific name: Bactrocera zonata
Size: 5-7 mm
Origin: South and south-eastern Asia (Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam)
Name (ES): Mosca del melocotón
Description:
A polyphagous insect that attacks over 50 species of cultivated and wild plants, mainly those with fleshy fruits. Its main hosts include peach, guava and mango.
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Scientific name: Bactrocera dorsalis
Size: 5-7 mm
Origin: Tropical Asia (Bangladesh, Butan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapoore, Christmas Island – Oceania)
Name (ES): Mosca oriental de la fruta
Description:
This insect attacks a wide range of fruit crops. The exact range of hosts cannot be defined since it can be easily confused with related species, some of which have only been recently described and whose taxonomic status is still under debate. Based on reports from the EPPO Global Database and CABI (2019), the main crops for selective surveillance in the EU would include the various species of citrus, prunus, avocado and mango. At present, the main production areas of these last two hosts are located in Spain.
This insect attacks a wide range of fruit crops. The exact range of hosts cannot be defined since it can be easily confused with related species, some of which have only been recently described and whose taxonomic status is still under debate. Based on reports from the EPPO Global Database and CABI (2019), the main crops for selective surveillance in the EU would include the various species of citrus, prunus, avocado and mango. At present, the main production areas of these last two hosts are located in Spain.
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Scientific name: Vespa velutina
Size: 30-35 mm
Origin: South-eastern Asia
Name (ES): Avispón asiático
Description:
Detected in the Balearic Islands in 2015.
Eradicated in 2020.
An opportunistic insect predator, it selects food based on resources around the nest. It seriously affects beekeeping activities as its preference is to feed on honeybees. Hunting pressure can paralyse bee-gathering activities, representing a danger to survival.
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