First report of <i>Zaprionus indianus</i> and <i>Z. tuberculatus</i> (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Tunisia

Kamel, Monia Ben Halima; Cheik, Zohra Ben; Zouari, S.; Mdellel, L.; Balmès, V.

doi:10.1111/epp.12662

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“…At the end of 20th century, Z. tuberculatus was recorded in Palearctic region from Canary Islands, Egypt, Cyprus, Malta and Israel (Chassagnard & Kraaijeveld 1991; Ebejer 2001). More recently, Z. tuberculatus occurred in Turkey (Patlar et al 2012), Italy (Raspi et al 2014), Romania (Chireceanu et al 2015), Tunisia (Ben Halima Kamel et al 2020) and Brazil (Cavalcanti et al 2022).…”

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First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France

Georges,

Yassin,

Colinet

2024

Entomological Research

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As most drosophilid species are not considered as primary pest, studies of their communities in natura, with standardized surveys, are relatively sparse. However, Drosophila suzukii and its rapid expansion through the world led to the implementation of many monitoring programs. As part of a research project on D. suzukii, we set up in 2022 an annual fly monitoring in 16 fruits plantations in France to understand population's dynamics of D. suzukii and to broadly survey drosophilid communities. The captures led to the first observation of Zaprionus tuberculatus in mainland France. Over the whole monitoring, we trapped a total of 111 specimens in a fig orchard located in southern France (Salses‐le‐Château), both in fig trees and nearby hedgerow. The first detection of Zaprionus tuberculatus occurred in July 2022 in the hedgerow, and captures continued until January 2023 with an interruption in November and December. In addition, in this orchard we collected overripe figs in September 2023 from which over 20 Z. tuberculatus have emerged in the following 2 weeks, confirming the establishment of a permanent population. The pest status of Z. tuberculatus and its potential risk for agriculture is not yet clear, but the pest behavior of the close‐relative species Zaprionus indianus, especially on figs, should be a warning point for the entry of Z. tuberculatus into the EU and France, as they may have similar polyphagous habit. The pest status and range expansion of Z. tuberculatus should be assessed to estimate risk to fruit's production.

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First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France

Georges,

Yassin,

Colinet

2024

Entomological Research

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“…At the end of 20 th century, Z. tuberculatus was recorded in Palearctic region from Canary Islands, Egypt, Cyprus, Malta and Israel (19,20). More recently, Z. tuberculatus occurred in Turkey (21), Italy (22), Romania (23), Tunisia (24) and Brazil (25).…”

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First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France

Georges,

Yassin,

Colinet

2023

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BACKGROUND: As most drosophilids species are not considered as primary pest, studies of the whole drosophilid communities, including other genera than Drosophila, with standardized surveys are relatively sparse. However, the spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) and its rapid expansion through the world led to the implementation of many monitoring programs in various countries. As part of a research project on D. suzukii, we set up in 2022 an annual fly monitoring in 16 fruits farms understand populations dynamics of D. suzukii and to survey the whole drosophilid communities. RESULTS: We report here the first observation of Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France. Over the whole monitoring, we trapped a total of 111 specimens in a fig orchard located in southern France (Salses-le-Château), both in fig trees and nearby hedgerows. The first detection of Z. tuberculatus occurred in July 2022 in the hedgerow and captures continued until January 2023 with an interruption in November and December. CONCLUSION: The pest status of Z. tuberculatus and its potential risk for agriculture is not clear, but the pest behavior of the close-relative species Zaprionus indianus, especially on figs, should be a warning point for the entry of Z. tuberculatus into the EU and France, as they may have similar nutritional ecology. The pest status, the establishment and the future spread of Z. tuberculatus should thus be monitored to assess possible damages to fruits productions.

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Geographic Expansion of an Invasive Fly: First Record ofZaprionus tuberculatus(Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Americas

Cavalcanti

Ribeiro

Marins

et al. 2021

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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Due to the increase in global transport in recent decades, species that flourish in human-altered environments are widening their geographical distribution. Consequently, endemic species are either declining or going to extinction. Here, we report the first occurrence of the Afrotropical fly Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch in the Americas. This species has been recognized as invasive by the Invasive Species Compendium, and we argue that it will probably impact drosophilid communities. Our study was conducted on the natural and urban environments of the Brazilian Savanna, a biodiversity hotspot where drosophilid communities have been monitored since 1999. Z. tuberculatus was first collected in January 2020, at low abundances, in urban parks located in Brasília. In December 2020, we recorded it in a preserved area approximately 200 km away from the urban parks. From January to March 2021, we found the species in seven urban parks in Brasília and three natural reserves (conservation units) located around the city. The species’ relative abundance increased from 0.9% in 2020 (n = 11,244 drosophilids) to 17% in 2021 (n = 6,002 drosophilids). This is a rare opportunity to monitor a recent invasion event in a well-studied area. Based on the impact of Z. indianus Gupta, which invaded the Brazilian Savanna in 1999 and remained the dominant species during the rainy seasons, we fear that this new arrival will reduce the diversity of drosophilids in the Neotropics.

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First report of Zaprionus indianus and Z. tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Tunisia

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First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France

First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France

First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in mainland France

Geographic Expansion of an Invasive Fly: First Record ofZaprionus tuberculatus(Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Americas

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