Detection of the solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) in Tanzania (Dipt., Tephritidae)
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Blackwell Verlag, Berlin
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The presence of the Solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons, in Africa is reported for the first time, based on trapped and reared specimens in Tanzania. Two new host records, Solanum aethiopicum and Solanum macrocarpon, are reported.
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Afrotropical, Invasive species, Host preference, Solanaceae, solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons