An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador)
Author
Sinclair, Bradley J.
0000-0001-6413-1606
bradley.sinclair@inspection.gc.ca
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-05-09
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
journal article
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capitata
(Wiedemann)
Tephritis capitata
Wiedemann, 1824: 55
.
Distribution.
Introduced. Cosmopolitan; Galápagos: Floreana, Isabela,
San Cristobal
, Santa Cruz.
Remarks.
Ceratitis capitata
was first registered in 2008. Chemical and physical control methods were employed soon after, but were unsuccessful in containing fly populations. Sterile insect technique is now in use to reduce fly populations (
Pérez-Staples
et al
. 2021
).