We surveyed the Bactrocera spp. fruit flies, their hosts, and their parasitoids in American Samoa by monitoring cue lure and methyl eugenol baited traps and collecting cultivated and wild fruits from villages, farms, and forested areas. Fruits were held in the laboratory and emerging fruit flies and parasitoids were identified. We report the results of the survey and implications for fruit fly management in American Samoa.
Species 1: Diptera Tephritidae Bactrocera kirki
Species 2: Diptera Tephritidae Bactrocera xanthodes (Pacific fruit fly)
Species 3: Hymenoptera Braconidae Fopius arisanus
Keywords: Fruit pests
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