Bactrocera invadens specimens were detected from the third week of January 2013, until the third week of February 2013 in several areas in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West Provinces in South Africa. This occurred mainly after the recent floods in the Northern and Eastern areas of South Africa. The affected areas are the Zeerust town in the North-West province, Groblersbrug alongside the Limpopo River area bordering Botswana and Zimbabwe up to the Musina (town), the Tshipise and Nwanedi areas, Witvlag, Louis Trichardt (town), Levubu, Thohoyandou up to Mhinga (Vhembe district: Limpopo province), Deerpark, Mooketsi, Letsetele (Mopani district: Limpopo province), Hoedspruit, Burgersfort (Bohlabela district: Limpopo province) and Burgershall, Nelspruit, Malalane and Komatipoort (Ehlanzeni district: Mpumalanga province). Bactrocera invadens is therefore present only in some areas in South Africa and are subject to official control.