Solanum 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 : 24

Solanum spp.

GRIN Nomen number: 300568

Family: Solanaceae

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

Clancy et al. 1952: More than 40,000 B. latifrons puparia were reared from the “berries” of nightshade (S olanum species).

Clausen et al. 1965: A total of 41,121 B. latifrons puparia was recovered from Solanum spp. from March to July 1950, in South China, and shipped to Hawaii.

A total of 9,387 B. latifrons puparia was recovered from Solanum spp. from August 1950 to March 1951, in Thailand, and shipped to Hawaii. A total of 3,810 B. latifrons puparia was recovered from Solanum spp. , from March 1950 to April 1951, in South India, and shipped to Hawaii.

PestID 2011: B. latifrons was recovered by USDA-APHIS-PPQ from Solanum sp. fruits on three occasions at airports in Honolulu, Hawaii (“interception”) ( July 1990 and August 2004) and in Kahului, Maui ( March 2006), with an average recovery of 3.5 living immature (larvae) (Honolulu) and a recovery of 1.0 living immature (larvae) (Kahului).

Puttarudriah and Usman 1954: Several different parasite species were recovered from the puparia of B. latifrons infesting S. sisymbrifolium and Solanum sp.

Takeishi 1992: 26 fruits, confiscated at Narita Airport ( Tokyo, Japan) from airline passengers from Thailand, were infested with B. latifrons .

Listing Only: Agrawal and Mathur 1991; Harris 1989; Kumar and Agarwal 2003; Liquido et al. 1994; Moiz et al. 1967; Narayanan and Batra 1960; Puttarudriah and Usman 1954; Syed 1970; Symonds et al. 2009; Udayagiri 1987; Udayagiri and Mohan 1986; Vargas and Nishida 1991; Vijaysegaran and Osman 1991.

Solanum acanthoideum Drège ex Dunal , see Solanum macrocarpon L.