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In order to facilitate the use of the multi-entry key two additional keys were produced with a more limited species set:

  1. This subset focuses on the main African fruit flies of economic importance (view more below 1).
  2. This subset comprises the dacine fruit flies of importance to the EU (view more below 2).


1. Electronic multi-entry identification key for African fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of economic importance.

This key contains characters to differentiate between adults of 29 fruit fly species of the subfamily Dacinae, that are considered of economic importance to the agricuture and horticulture in Sub-Sahara Africa.

It includes all major pest species of the genera Bactrocera, Ceratitis, Dacus, Trirhithrum and Zeugodacus regularly encountered in surveying, detection and pest control activities.

It is illustrated with high resolution images taken or cropped specifically for the purpose of the development of this key.

The key provides subsets of species for different geographic regions on the continent (western, central, eastern, southern Africa) as well as the islands of the Western Indian Ocean.

In addition, for each species a condensed datasheet is provided with the basic information regarding morphology, biology, host range, distribution, impact and management.

Also, links to more extended information sources have been included for each species.

Credits:
This key is composed within the framework of the STDF (Standards and Trade Development Facility) project F³ Fruit Fly Free: Establishment and maintenance of fruit production areas free and under low prevalence of fruit fly pests in southern Africa.

The development itself is largely funded by private sponsorships obtained for the 3rd International Meeting of TEAM (Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and the Middle East) that took place In Stellenbosch (April 2016).

For more elaborate acknowledgements please the section on the key.

 

2. Electronic multi-entry identification key for dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of importance to the EU.

This key contains characters to differentiate between adults of 23 fruit fly species of the subfamily Dacinae, that are considered of economic significance to the European Union region and associated regions.

The short list of 23 species includes the three target fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis, B. zonata and Ceratitis capitata) and a number of species closely related to these.

It was composed after consultation with different potential end-users (NPPOs, the European Reference Laboratories for Insects and Mites, EPPO).

It is illustrated with high resolution images taken or cropped specifically for the purpose of the development of this key.

In addition, for each species a condensed datasheet is provided with the basic information regarding morphology, biology, host range, distribution, impact and management.

Also, links to more extended information sources have been included for each species.

Credits:
The development of the key was largely funded by the project “FF-IPM” (In-silico boosted pest prevention off-season focus IPM against new and emerging fruit flies, H2020 grant agreement Nr 818184.

Part of it based on a key for identification of fruit flies of economic significance for Australia.

For the latter we greatly acknowledge the permission by Plant Health Australia (PHA) for use of some of their images and character states.

For more elaborate acknowledgements please the section on the key.