Invasive species

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

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

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

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

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