June 2016

Bactrocera tau Host List 2016

This is the first host list for the B. tau fruit fly and is required to prevent the dissemination and 

establishment of this pest in the United States. The berries, fruit, nuts and vegetables of the 

listed plant species are now considered host articles for B. tau. Unless proven otherwise, all 

cultivars, varieties, and hybrids of the plant species listed herein are considered suitable hosts 

of B. tau.

Scientific Name Common Name

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench Okra

Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W. J. de Wilde Hondala

Annona muricata L. Soursop

Annona squamosa L. Custard apple

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Jackfruit

Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr. Chempedak

Averrhoa carambola L. Star fruit, carambola

Baccaurea angulata Merr. Red angle tampoi

Bambusa pallida Munro Bakhal

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Ash gourd

Benincasa spp. Gourd, melon

Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff Sendangusa

Borassus flabellifer L.

Palmyra palm, doub 

palm

Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage

Capsicum annuum L. Chili pepper

Capsicum frutescens L. Bird pepper

Capsicum spp. Pepper

Carica papaya L. Papaya

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Bitter apple

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai Watermelon

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Pummelo

Citrus paradisi Macfad. Grapefruit

Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarin orange

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Sweet orange

Citrus spp. Citrus

Citrus tangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore Tangelo

Citrus unshiu Marcow. Satsuma mandarin

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Ivy gourd

Cucumis anguria L. Bur cucumber

Cucumis melo L. Melon

Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber

Cucumis spp. Melon, cucumber

Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber N/A

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Pumpkin
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne Butternut squash

Cucurbita pepo L. Bitter bottle gourd

Cucurbita spp. Pumpkin, squash, gourd

Dimocarpus longan Lour. Longan

Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey Lollipop climber

Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe Argus pheasant tree

Eugenia spp. Eugenia

Fagraea ceilanica Thunb. Hui li

Ficus racemosa L. Cluster fig

Ficus tinctoria G. Forst. Dye fig

Gomphogyne cissiformis Griff. N/A

Gymnopetalum scabrum (Lour.) W. J. de Wilde & 

Duyfjes Feng gua

Hodgsonia macrocarpa (Blume) Cogn. Chinese lardfruit

Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus Pierre ex Laness. Chaulmoogra tree

Hydnocarpus spp. Chaulmoogra

Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose Dragon fruit, red pitaya

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. Bottle gourd

Lagenaria spp. Gourd, calabash

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Angled loofah

Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Loofah

Luffa spp. Loofah

Mangifera foetida Lour. Bachang mango

Mangifera indica L. Mango

Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Sapodilla

Melastoma malabathricum L. Indian rhododendron

Momordica charantia L. Bitter melon

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. Balsam pear

Momordica dioica Roxb. Ex Willd. Spine gourd

Momordica spp.

Balsam apple, balsam 

pear

Morinda citrifolia L. Noni, Indian mulberry

Morus spp. Mulberry

Muntingia calabura L. Calabur tree

Musa paradisiaca L. Banana

Myxopyrum smilacifolium (Wall.) Blume Kuo ye jiao he mu

Passiflora edulis Sims Passionfruit

Persea americana Mill. Avocado

Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst Fijian longan

Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Lucuma

Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl. Chinese sour cherry

Prunus salicina Lindl. Japanese plum
Prunus spp.

Peach, nectarine, cherry, 

almond

Psidium guajava L. Guava

Pyrus communis L. Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai Sand pear, Chinese pear

Pyrus spp. Pear

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. Chayote

Siphonodon celastrineus Griff. N/A

Siphonodon spp. N/A

Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle) A. M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang Monkfruit

Solanum lycopersicum L. Tomato

Solanum melongena L. Eggplant

Solanum muricatum Aiton Melon pear

Strychnos ignatii P. J. Bergius Ignatius bean

Strychnos nux-vomica L. Nux-vomica

Strychnos rupicola Pierre N/A

Strychnos spp. N/A

Strychnos thorelli Pierre ex Dop N/A

Syzygium aqueum (Burm. f.) Alston Watery rose apple

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston Rose apple

Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry Malay apple

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry Java-apple

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb. Indian chestnut vine

Trichosanthes celebica Cogn. N/A

Trichosanthes cordata Roxb. N/A

Trichosanthes costata Blume N/A

Trichosanthes cucumerina L. Annual gourd

Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. Pointed gourd

Trichosanthes pilosa Lour. Snake gourd

Trichosanthes rubriflos Thorel ex Cayla N/A

Trichosanthes spp.

Annual gourd, snake 

gourd

Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. N/A

Trichosanthes wallichiana (Ser.) Wight N/A

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea

Zehneria wallichii (C. B. Clarke) C. Jeffrey N/A