Solanum pimpinellifolium L.

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 : 35

Solanum pimpinellifolium L.

GRIN Nomen number: 406496

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: currant tomato (English), Johannisbeertomate (German), tomate cimarrón (Spanish), vinbärstomat (Swedish).

Native: SOUTHERN AMERICA - Western South America : Ecuador - El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Rios, Pichincha ; Peru - Amazonas, Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Piura, Tumbes .

Naturalized: naturalized elsewhere beyond native range including the Galapagos Islands.

Field Infestation: Clausen et al. 1965 (“ Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium ”): In June 1950 in South China, a total of 209 B. latifrons puparia was recovered from S. pimpinellifolium and shipped to Hawaii.

Liquido et al. 1994 (“ Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium ”): From July 1990 to October 1992, a total of 1,946 fruits (2.77 kg) was collected on Hawaii Island. Bactrocera latifrons was recovered from 7 of 16 collections (43.8%) with overall infestation rate of 30.9 B. latifrons per kg of fruit. From July 1990 to October 1992, a total of 249 fruits (0.28 kg) was collected on Maui Island. Bactrocera latifrons was recovered from 1 of 7 collections (14.3%) with overall infestation rate of 13.4 B. latifrons per kg of fruit.

Mziray et al. 2010b (“ Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium ”): From March 2007 to March 2008, a total of 293 fruits (61.7 kg) was collected from the Morogoro region of Tanzania. B. latifrons was recovered in 19 of 67 collections (28.36%) with an overall infestation rate of 14.5 B. latifrons per kg of fruit. (44.2 flies per kg infested fruits).

Vargas and Nishida 1985a (“ L. pimpinellifolium ”) (Juslinius) Miller: From April to August 1984, a total of 237 fruit was collected in two locations on Oahu, Hawaii, from which one B. latifrons puparium was recovered.

Listing Only: Vargas and Nishida 1985a; White and Elson- Harris 1992.