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.