Capsicum annuum L.

McQuate, Grant T. & Liquido, Nicanor J., 2013, Annotated World Bibliography of Host Fruits of Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Insecta Mundi 2013 (289), pp. 1-61 : 7-8

Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

GRIN Nomen number: 311784

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: ají (Spanish), bell pepper (English), capsicum pepper (English), Cayenne pepper (English), Cayennepfeffer (German), cherry pepper (English), chile (Spanish), chili pepper (English), cone pepper (English), Gemüsepaprika (German), green capsicum (English-Australia), green pepper (English), guindilla (Spanish), jalapeno pepper (English), long pepper (English), paprika (English), pasilla (Spanish), peperone (Italian), piment doux (French), pimentão (Portuguese), pimento pepper (English), pimiento (Spanish), poblano (Spanish), poivre de Cayenne (French), poivre d’Espagne (French), poivron doux (French), red cone pepper (English), red pepper (English), Serrano (Spanish), spanischer Pfeffer (German), sweet pepper (English).

Cultivated: only cultivated.

Field Infestation: Mziray et al. 2010b ( Capsicum annuum var. longum ; given common name: “paprika”): From March 2007 to March 2008, a total of 1,754 fruits (22.3 kg) was collected from the Morogoro region of Tanzania. Bactrocera latifrons was recovered in 5 of 148 collections (3.38%) with an overall infestation rate of 0.063 B. latifrons per kg of fruit. (0.51 flies per kg infested fruits).

Shimizu et al. 2007 ( Capsicum annuum cv. Grossum): From May 1999 to July 2004, a total of 1,645 fruits (common name listed as: ‘bell pepper’) was collected on Yonaguni Island, Japan, from which a total of 43 B. latifrons was recovered.

Takeishi 1992 ( Capsicum frutescens var. angulosum ): One fruit, confiscated at Narita Airport (Tokyo, Japan) from airline passengers from Thailand, was infested with B. latifrons .

Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum Fingerh. , see Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme (Mill.) Irish , see Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Capsicum annuum var. conoides (Mill) . Irish, see Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Capsicum annuum var. fasciculatum (Sturtev.) Irish , see Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Capsicum annuum var. grossum (L.) Sendtn., see Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum