Awareness Key In Grounding Spotted Wing Drosophila’s Aerial Assaults

Study helps flush out possible biological control for dreaded fruit pest.

Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a big pest for fruit growers. However, Christine Krause Pham and Anandasankar […]

Entomologists from throughout the U.S. share their experiences and what you might expect from this formidable pest in 2015.

Trapping tips, cultural controls, and how to test fruit will be among the topics covered by experts from […]

Results of stakeholder needs survey helps prioritize research and education activities.

Management tips, early warning signs, and pest biology are among topics discussed at one-day events.

Extension researchers advise berry growers on trapping, salt testing to take stock of pest population.

Extension researchers offer control and management strategies for these pesky pests as growing season continues.

Michigan State University Extension specialist reflects on what researchers have discovered from a few years of confronting spotted wing drosophila.

Researchers from Cornell University explore the use of a fixed sprayer system in high tunnel berries for effective canopy coverage.

A research team from Oregon State University is seeking out international parasitoid specialists to import and target spotted wing drosophila in the U.S.

The University of California-Davis and Oregon State University are collaborating on a project to sequence the SWD genome and open their findings to everyone via a Web portal.

In 2010, after witnessing a helicopter application on blueberry for spotted wing drosophila (SWD), entomologist Lynell Tanigoshi and […]

Spotted wing drosophila, (SWD) a pest feared by growers of soft fruits such as cherries and berries, is […]