Invasive phytophagous pests arising through a recent tropical evolutionary radiation: the Bactrocera dorsalis complex of fruit flies.
By A. Clarke, K. Armstrong, Amy E. Carmichael, J. Milne, S. Raghu, G. Roderick, David K. Yeates. Annual Review of Entomology, 2005
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The Bactrocera dorsalis complex of tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) contains 75 described species, largely endemic to Southeast Asia. Within the complex are a small number of polyphagous pests of international significance, including B. dorsalis sensu stricto, B. papayae, B. carambolae, and B. philippinensis. Most species within the complex were described in 1994 and since then substantial research has been undertaken in developing morphological and molecular diagnostic techniques for their recognition. Such techniques can now resolve most taxa adequately. Genetic evidence suggests that the complex has evolved in only the last few million years, and development of a phylogeny of the group is considered a high priority to provide a framework for future evolutionary and ecological studies. As model systems, mating studies on B. dorsalis s.s. and B. cacuminata have substantially advanced our understanding of insect use of plant-derived chemicals for mating, but such studies have not been applied to help resolve the limits of biological species within the complex. Although they are commonly regarded as major pests, there is little published evidence documenting economic losses caused by flies of the B. dorsalis complex. Quantification of economic losses caused by B. dorsalis complex species is urgently needed to prioritize research for quarantine and management. Although they have been documented as invaders, relatively little work has been done on the invasion biology of the complex and this is an area warranting further work.
Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science
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- Multi‐gene phylogenetic analysis of south‐east Asian pest members of the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae) does not support current taxonomy (2014, background): “Diagnostic development for these species has been confounded by their close genetic, morphological, behavioural and physiological similarities (Clarke et al. 2005; Schutze et al. 2012b).”
- Adaptation to and Small-Scale Rearing of Invasive Fruit Fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Artificial Diet (2007, background): “…rates, and extreme polyphagy, members of the B. dorsalis complex of fruit ßies are generally recognized as being among the most destructive insects of fruits and vegetables worldwide, and they rank high on quarantine lists around the world (White and Elson-Harris 1992, Clarke et al. 2005).”
- Effects of methyl eugenol and raspberry ketone/cue lure on the sexual behavior of Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) (2010, background): “However, approximately 70 polyphagous Bactrocera species attack important fruit and vegetable crops and are a serious impediment to international trade (White and Elson-Harris, 1992; Clarke et al., 2005).”
- Host Plants and Host Plant Preference Studies for Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya, a New Invasive Fruit Fly Species in Africa (2008, background): “We reared B. invadens from banana (Musaceae), which is known to be a major host of Bactrocera species, the most important being Bactrocera musae (Tryon), and B. papayae (White and Elson-Harris 1992; Clarke et al. 2005).”
- Synonymization of key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioural and chemoecological data (2015, neutral): “Both are members of the B. dorsalis complex, are pest species in their own right, and are morphologically similar to B. dorsalis (Drew & Hancock, 1994; Clarke et al., 2005; Khamis et al., 2012).”
- Bactrocera dorsalis preference for and performance on two mango varieties at three stages of ripeness (2009, background): “Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the most serious pests of agricultural fruit across India, east Asia, and the Pacific (Clarke et al., 2005) and has been observed attacking green fruit at low levels in Southeast Asia (RAI Drew, pers.”
- The ecology of Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae): what do we know to assist pest management? (2011, background): “For other Bactrocera species 32 Ann Appl Biol 158 (2011) 26–54 © 2010 The Authors Annals of Applied Biology © 2010 Association of Applied Biologists the male lures can enhance male mating competitiveness, act as mate rendezvous sites and afford protection from predators (see a review by Raghu, 2004)”
- One and the same: integrative taxonomic evidence that Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the same species as the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (2015, background): “The best known is the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (Hendel) complex, because it includes the most widely distributed and damaging pest species in the genus (Drew, 1989; Clarke et al., 2005).”