Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett)

Leblanc, Luc, Vueti, Ema Tora, Drew, Richard A. I. & Allwood, Allan J., 2012, Host Plant Records for Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) in the Pacific Islands, Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 44, pp. 11-53 : 36-37

Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Fig. 35)

Distribution: Tropical Asia (widespread), Guam, Hawaii, Nauru (eradicated in 1999), Northern Marianas, Papua New Guinea (widespread), Solomon Islands. Male lure: Cue-lure. Remark: Infests hosts at the flowering and fruiting stages.

CUCURBITACEAE Citrullus lanatus (P): CNMI ( Wong et al. 1989); Guam ( Waterhouse 1993); PNG (4/21); Solomon Islands (2/12). Coccinia grandis : Solomon Islands (9/22). Cucumis melo (P): CNMI ( Wong et al. 1989); Guam ( Hardy and Adachi

1956); PNG (7/9). Cucumis sativus (P): CNMI ( Wong et

al. 1989); Guam ( Hardy and Adachi 1956); PNG (7/32).

Solomon Islands (3/21). Cucurbita pepo (P): CNMI ( Wong et

al. 1989); Guam ( Hardy and Adachi 1956); PNG (24/64).

Luffa acutangula (P): Nauru ( Waterhouse 1993) (prior to

eradication). Luffa cylindrica : PNG (1/7). Momordica

charantia (P): CNMI ( Wong et al. 1989); Guam ( Waterhouse

1993); PNG (29/49). Trichosanthes cucumerina (P):

Solomon Islands (6/47).

MALVACEAE Abelmoschus esculentus (P): CNMI ( Wong et al. 1989). A very unusual record requiring further confirmation.

SOLANACEAE Lycopersicon esculentum (P): CNMI ( Wong et al. 1989).