Heather and I have been out visiting berry farms for the past two weeks and we are right in the middle of blueberry and spotted wing drosophlia (SWD) season so this month’s Smart Marketing article from the Dyson School looking at the economics of exclusion netting in organic blueberry production was very timely.
Tag: SWD
The Bottom Line #9
In this issue: Changes to the H2A program effective August 29! August 6th is farmworker appreciation day. The economics of SWD netting of blueberries, Lean Management, Webinar for the 2024 H-2A Farmworker Protection Final Rule.
Spotted Wing Drosophila – Update on Monitoring and Management
Spotted Wing Drosophila – Update on Monitoring and Management Anna Wallis, NYSIPM & Janet van Zoeren, CCE LOF 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 a review of Read More…
Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila Webinar
Please join the Sustainable SWD Management Team on December 8, 2022 at 12:00pm EST for a one-hour webinar on “Advances in Behavior-Based Tactics for Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila”. Register in advance for this webinar at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WSqvqIkESmWY0Lv_p40Oig