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spotted wing drosophila

Fruit Crop Insect Scouting

June 7, 2024raharris

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spotted Wing Drosophila activity usually starts to increase about when blueberries begin to ripen. It is useful to set apple cider vinegar traps for them to time when to start preventative sprays. You can monitor… Continue Reading →

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Reminders for Monitoring and Managing Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD)

June 25, 2021kgyoung

Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland; kahamby@umd.edu Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) is a small fly that lays its eggs into ripening and ripe soft-skinned fruit. Although they prefer fully colored ripe fruit, they are… Continue Reading →

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Updated Efficacy Chart

May 7, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Extension entomologists working with spotted wing drosophila, and specifically a group spearheaded by Ash Sial at the University of Georgia, have made updates to insecticide efficacy rankings against SWD. You can find the rankings here:… Continue Reading →

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SWD Found in Blueberries and Cherries in Maryland

July 2, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu A few blueberry and cherry growers in central Maryland have reported fruit damage to their crop from Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) this week. If you grow any small fruit such as… Continue Reading →

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Scout for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Small Fruit

June 26, 2020ahoggard

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Blueberry picking has begun, and the first blackberries and black raspberries are ripening up nicely. What this means is that if you haven’t already, now is the time to be scouting for spotted wing drosophila.… Continue Reading →

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