Drosophilla suzukii was detected on Blueberry orchards in four (4) provinces in South Africa. The official samples were collected after random surveys in collaboration with the research institutions and government in the reported areas. The pest was positively identified in Limpopo Province and confirmed by a recognized entomologists and fruit fly experts in the country.
Surveys in other parts of the country are conducted where host plants are produced, and all other phytosanitary measures are implemented.
Removal and/or Movement of host material from affected areas to unaffected in the rest of the Republic of South Africa is restricted in accordance with the Agricultural Pests Act No. 36 of 1983 (Act No.36 of 1983) and Control Measures R.110 as amended to prevent further spread of this pest to other Provinces.