Phytoparasitica (2008) 36, 247-248

M.A. Miranda, J. Terrassa and M. Miquel (2008)
Capparimyia savastani (Martelli, 1911): A new record of Tephritidae of economic significance for Spain
Phytoparasitica 36 (3), 247-248
Abstract: During a trial in Majorca (Balearic Islands) conducted in 2007 for the detection of parasitoids of the olive fly Bactrocera oleae by using yellow sticky traps, a single female of the tephritidae Capparimyia savastani (Martelli, 1911) was captured. This species had never been recorded previously either in the Balearics or mainland Spain. The larvae of this species feed on the edible flower buds of the common caper (Capparis sp.), thus being a potential pest of this crop. There has not been any previous study of the response of this diptera to the traps and attractants most commonly used in the area for the monitoring of other Tephritidae of economic importance, such as B. oleae and the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata.
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Database assignments for author(s): Miguel Angel Miranda

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
new introduction of pest
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Capparimyia savastani		Spain (Baleares)