Capsicum spp.

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 : 6

Capsicum spp.

GRIN Nomen number: 300105

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: chili (English), pepper (English).

Field Infestation: California Department of Food and Agriculture 1983: Bactrocera latifrons larvae were recovered from “peppers” and other solanaceous fruits found inside an unmarked air mail package.

Hardy 1973: In insect collections in Thailand, some B. latifrons specimens had been collected from Capsicum spp. No infestation rate data given.

Hardy 1973: From Malaya (part of present day Malaysia), B. latifrons was reared from “chili.” No infestation rate data given.

Matsumoto et al. 1992: From 1984 to 1989, there were 45 fruit interceptions at Osaka international airport ( Japan) from which B. latifrons was recovered, with a total of 230 B. latifrons recovered. B. latifrons was mainly found in “chili” from Thailand, but was not found in “chili” from Taiwan.

PestID 2011: Bactrocera latifrons was recovered by USDA-APHIS-PPQ (“interceptions”) from Capsicum sp. at airports in Hawaii on 16 occasions (Honolulu – 14; Kailua-Kona – 1; Lihue, Kauai – 1) between 1996 and 2010. Average recovery was 3.0 living immature (larvae), 0.38 living puparia, and 0.75 living adults.

Listing Only: CAB International 1996; Harris 1989 (“peppers”); Kapoor 2002 (“chillies”); Kapoor 2005; Liquido et al. 1994; Matsuzawa 1985 (“chili pepper of the ‘hawk’s talon’ type ”); McQuate et al. 2007; Moiz et al. 1967 (“chilli”); Symonds et al. 2009; Vijaysegaran 1991; Vijaysegaran and Loke 2000 (“chilli”); Vijaysegaran and Osman 1991; Yong 1993; White and Elson - Harris 1992; Yunus and Ho 1980.