Important SWD Update!

Important SWD Update! Larvae are being found in fruit in the following counties. Although the species identity of these larvae has not been determined, it is likely at least some of them are SWD.

• Steuben County August 22, 2012. Larvae reported in blueberry fruit; adult fruit flies also reported present in the same planting by Stephanie Mehlenbacher, Steuben CCE.
• Schuyler County August 21, 2012. Larvae reported in fall raspberries by Eve Farm Service.
• Chautauqua County August 21, 2012. Larvae reported in late season blueberries by CCE Chautauqua personnel.
• Onondaga County August 20, 2012. Larvae reported in fall raspberries by C. Heidenreich, Cornell University.
• Columbia, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, and Schoharie Counties the week of August 13th 2012 in day neutral Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, tunnel fall raspberries by Laura McDermott, Cornell CCE Capital District Vegetable and Small Fruit Program.
• Montgomery County the week of August 20th, 2012 in day neutral strawberries as reported by growers.
• Ontario County August 17, 2012. 1 female SWD trapped in an apple orchard by Juliet Carroll, NYS IPM Program.
• Monroe County August 20, 2012. 1 female SWD trapped in the wooded edge of an apple orchard by Juliet Carroll, NYS IPM Program.
• Orleans County August 21, 2012. 6 SWD (2 male and 4 females) trapped in a peach orchard by Juliet Carroll, NYS IPM Program.
• Infestations in peaches are being reported.

Washington County SWD Alert! August 6-17, 2012. We have trapped SWD in Washington County in berry crops. Trap catch numbers have rapidly increased over this two-week period. Laura McDermott, Cornell CCE Capital District Vegetable and Small Fruit Program.

More information:

• Berry crop pest alerts page
• New York SWD monitoring map.