A single male and a single female were found on July 16, 2014 in yeast baited apple cider vinegar traps in Schuyler County by Gabrielle (Gabe) Brind'Amour in Greg Loeb’s program, Dept of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY. The male was in a trap set in the wooded edge of a blueberry planting and the female was in a trap on the edge of a summer raspberry planting. (GDD 1305, day length 14:54)
Because the population of SWD is still at very low levels in NY, take time to review available insecticides and plan a program for at-risk fruit that is beginning to ripen. Berry insecticide tables and tree fruit and grape insecticide tables are found on Cornell Fruit Resources.