- Bactrocera frauenfeldi - avocado, breadfruit, citrus, capsicum, carambola, guava, jackfruit, Malay apple, mango, papaya, plantain, soursop, and more; B. solomonensis - cucurbits; B. cucurbitae - cucurbits; B. umbrosa - breadfruit and jackfruit.
- Females need protein to lay viable eggs.
- Cultural control: bag fruit with paper or leaves; collect fallen fruit and destroy; harvest early (banana and papaya); some non-hosts, e.g., chilli, pineapple.
- Chemical control: use a commercial protein bait spray, e.g. MPPIL, Royal Tongalure or Bactrogel.