New fruit fly pest threatens mango cultivation in the South African Lowveld
date:Jun 16, 2017
The Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is a mango and citrus pest of great economic concern which has spread like wildfire through the Lowveld of South Africa. It was first detected in East Africa in 2003, reaching the northern parts of South Africa approximately seven years later. By 2012 it was confirmed in Mpumalanga where much of South Africas subtropical fruit industry is based.

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