Database for the surveillance of non-EU Tephritidae in the EU

This database was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M-2020-0114), at the request of the European Commission. Its purpose is to guide the Member States in preparing data and information for designing statistically sound and risk-based surveys of non-EU tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) regulated as Union quarantine pests. This database provides information on taxonomy, distribution, biology, host range, and detection and identification of 254 species of non-EU Tephritidae belonging to the 75 taxa listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. The database summarizes the information included in the eight crop-specific EFSA pest survey cards on non-EU Tephritidae, and is part of a package that includes eight crop-based survey cards and a guide for selecting the appropriate card for preparing surveys (EFSA et al., 2023).