Guava Fruit Fly
Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi) (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae)

• Occurs in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
• Recorded hosts include Citrus spp., Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehn. (as Coffea robusta), Eugenia uniflora L. (as Eugenia mitchelli), Mangifera indica L. (mango), Prunus persica (L.) Batsch (peach), Psidium guajava L. (guava), Ricinus communis L. (castor bean, castor-oil-plant, palma christi, wonder tree), Santalum album L. (sandalwood, white sandalwood), Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston (as Eugenia jambos) (roseapple), and Ziziphus spp., including Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (ber, jujube, Chinese date).

• Allwood, A.J., Chinajariyawong, A., Drew, R.A.I., Hamacek, E.L., Hancock, D.L., Hengsawad, C., Jinapin, J.C., Jirasurat, M., Kong Krong, C., Kritsaneepaiboon, S., Leong, C.T.S., and S. Vijaysegaran. 1999. Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South-East Asia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 7. 92 pp. (Complete host list in Asia).
• Dori, F.M., Tenakanai, D. and K. Kurika. 1993. The Current Status of Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) in Papua New Guinea. Harvest. 15(2): 22-25.
• Drew, R.A.I. 1989. The Tropical Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 26: 1-521.
• Fay, H.A., Drew, R.A.I., Lloyd, A.C. 1997. The eradication program for papaya fruit fly (Bactrocera papayae Drew and Hancock) in North Queensland. pp. 259-261 in: Allwood, A.J., and Drew, R.A.I. 1997. Management of fruit flies in the Pacific. ACIAR Proceedings No 76. 267pp.
• Hancock, D.L., Hamacek, E., Lloyd, A.C., Elson-Harris, M.M. 2000. The distribution and host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries. Information Series QI99067. 75 pp.
• Leblanc, L., Balagawi, S., Mararuai, A., Putulan, D., Tenakanai, D. and A.R. Clarke. 2001. Fruit Flies in Papua New Guinea. SPC Pest Advisory Leaflet No 37. 12pp.
• Tenakanai, D. 1997. Fruit Fly Fauna in Papua New Guinea. pp. 87-94 in: Allwood, A.J. and R.A.I. Drew. Management of Fruit Flies in the Pacific. ACIAR Proceedings No 76. 267p.
• White, I.M. and Elson-Harris, M.M 1992. Fruit Flies of Economic significance: Their Identification and Bionomics. CAB International in Association with ACIAR. Redwood Press Ltd., Melksham.xii + 601
• White, I.M. and Hancock, D.L. 1997. Indo-Australasian Dacini Fruit Flies (Computera Aided Biological Identification Key) International Institute of Entomology; London. CD-ROM.
• Aluja, A and Norrbom, A.L. 200. Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior. CRC Press 944 pp.
• Robinson, A.S. and Hooper, G. (eds.) 1989 Fruit Flies THeir Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests 3A.Elsevier. xiii. + 372 pp.
• Robinson, A.S. and Hooper, G. (eds.) 1989 Fruit Flies THeir Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests 3B.Elsevier. xv. + 447 pp.
• Hancock et al. 2000. The Distribution and Host Plants of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. DPI Queensland Brisbane
• Thompson C.F. (ed.) Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. North American Dipterist Society - Backhuys, Leyden. 524 pp.

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