Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824)
Ceratitis citriperda Macleay, 1829, Ceratitis hispanica Breme, 1842, Pardalapsis asparagi Bezzi, 1924, Tephritis capitata Wiedemann, 1824
Mediterranean fruit fly, medfly.
Declared Pest - s22(2)
Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.
Present
C1 - Exclusion / Prohibited
Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.
- Ord River Irrigation Area (north of latitude 17°S and east of longitude 127°E)
- Wyndham-East Kimberley (S).
C3 - Management / Prohibited
Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.
- Applicable area(s):
- Armadale (C),
- Kalamunda (S),
- Mundaring (S),
- Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S),
- Swan (S).