Seven SWD were caught at two sites in Essex County and four SWD were caught at one site in Clinton County during the week ending July 2, 2018. At each Essex County site, there are two SWD traps set, whereas, the Clinton County location has four traps.
In one Essex County site, 5 SWD were found: 2 males and 2 females caught in a trap set in raspberry field and 1 female in a trap set on the edge of the field. The other Essex County location had 2: 1 male and 1 female in a trap set on the edge of a blueberry field, the other trap at this location, in the blueberry field, caught zero SWD.
At the Clinton County site, the 4 SWD caught were in two traps set in raspberry: 1 female on the edge; 2 males and 2 females in the crop. The other two traps set in and around blueberry caught none.
Review management tactics and insecticides. As fruits ripen and harvest gets underway, insecticide protection will become necessary.
- SWD Management
- SWD insecticides for berries
- SWD insecticides for tree fruit and grapes
- SWD distribution
These traps are being monitored by Andy Galimberti, working with Amy Ivy, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program.