Table 1.
Chronology of observations and reports of the non-native dipteran T. maculipennis on King George Island (KGI), South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
| Location | Date | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Station, Fildes Peninsula, KGI | 2006 | Free flying adult | P. Fretwell, British Antarctic Survey, pers. comm. |
| Artigas Station (Uruguay), Fildes Peninsula, KGI | 2006 (?) | Early eradication attempt in 2008 unsuccessful. Species observed in the surrounding environment. The fly has recently been observed outside the station. Joint monitoring programme in place. | Volonterio et al. (2013); COMNAP (2019) |
| Frei Station (Chile), Fildes Peninsula, KGI | Pre-2009/2010 season | Identification to species level not complete. Larvae still persist in the sewage treatment plant. | V. Vallejos, pers. comm., quoted in Peter et al. (2008). |
| King Sejong Station (Korea) Barton Peninsula, KGI | 2013/2014 | Adults observed in station, no larvae observed. Eradication initiated in October 2015 using physical cleaning, pesticide and UV traps. The flies were detected again in December 2015 | Republic of Korea et al. (2016) |
| Escudero Station (Chile), Fildes Peninsula, KGI | Jan 2015 | Adults found around station windows, no larvae observed | P. Convey, pers. obs.; T. Contador, pers. comm. |
| Lake Uruguay, near Artigas Station (Uruguay) | Feb 2017 | Adults seen in the natural environment | M. Remedios-De León, pers. obs. |
| Arctowski Station (Poland), Admiralty Bay, KGI | Oct 2017 | Larvae and adults of T. maculipennis were found in the station sewage system | Potocka and Krzemińska (2018) |
| Great Wall Station (China) | 2018/19 | Very low numbers detected, indicating that a reproducing population may not be present on the station. | Uruguay et al. (2019) |
| Bellingshausen Station (Russian Federation), Fildes Peninsula, KGI | 2018/19 | Main swarm is observed at a nearby stream and around the sewage water tank. | COMNAP (2019) |
| Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome (Chile) | 2019 | Adult specimens were observed in bathrooms, the waiting room and loading area of the aerodrome. | M. Remedios-De León (pers. obs.) |