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First trap capture for Ontario County was reported today, 5 males on red sticky card traps. Thank you to Marcus Lopez and Henry Zelenak for servicing these traps!  

The first SWD trap capture was recorded in Schuyler Co on 6/3 in sticky and jar traps (1 male in each). Thank you to Anya Osatuke for monitoring these traps!  

First trap capture was reported in Rensselaer County today in an amelanchier hedgerow, 3 males. Thank you to Dale-Ila Riggs for servicing these traps!

The first catch was reported today in Washington County, in blueberries. Two male SWD on a sticky trap. Thank you to Laura McDermott for monitoring these traps!

First Trap Capture of SWD was reported in Clinton County today, a total of 4 flies in raspberries, detected in red sticky card and jar/drowning traps. Thank you to Jenn Stanton for servicing these ...
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First SWD trap capture was reported in Columbia County today, a total of 9 SWD in ripening cherries, detected in jar/drowning traps and red sticky card traps. Thank you to Natasha Field for servicing ...
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The first trap capture of SWD for the season has been reported in Dutchess County. At one site 2 SWD were caught in a jar/drowning trap in sour cherries. Thanks to Hannah Tolz and ...
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The first trap capture of SWD for the season has been reported in NY State for 2024! In Albany County, at one site 10 SWD were caught on a sticky card trap. These traps ...
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Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a serious pest of berries and cherries; as the primary driver of insecticide applications in those crops, growers of susceptible fruits are all too familiar with this insect. For ...
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