Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Oleae (Rossi) (=Dacus Oleae) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The olive fruit fly is a major pest of olive in Mediterranean countries. It also occurs in the Canary Islands, East and South Africa, from the Middle East to India, and recently in North America. It was detected California in 1998, probably originating from Mexico, and spread rapidly to all the counties in that state where olive is grown.