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New invasive species, the Spotted Wing Drosophila, found in county – “Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County has confirmed a new fruit pest, Drosophila suzukii, the Spotted Wing Drosophila ...
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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. ...
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Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) report from Greg Loeb, Dept of Entomology, Cornell University: During the week of Aug 6 to 10, there were 36 SWD caught in Tomkins County; 7 SWD caught in Ontario ...
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Via Cathy Heidenreich, Berry Extension Support Specialist: Suffolk County SWD Alert! July 24, 2012. Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) numbers in traps are up in Suffolk County. Four apple cider vinegar traps in raspberry caught ...
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From John Jaenike, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Rochester June 27, 2012. 3 female Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) were reared out of strawberries collected from a field in Monroe County. July 16, 2012. ...
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From Peter Jentsch, Senior Extension Associate, Department of Entomology, Hudson Valley Lab, pjj5@cornell.edu July 16, 2012. 2 male SWD were caught in an apple cider vinegar trap in Orange County in a stone fruit ...
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From Julie Carroll, Fruit IPM Coordinator, New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. July 16, 2012. 1 male and 1 female SWD were caught in an apple cider vinegar trap in Orleans County in ...
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From Cathy Heidenreich, Extension berry specialist mcm4@cornell.edu July 12, 2012. 1 male SWD was caught in an apple cider vinegar trap in Tompkins County near a wood where a wild host species (Twinberry) was ...
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From Cathy Heidenreich, Extension berry specialist mcm4@cornell.edu 1 male and 1 female adult SWD were caught in an apple cider vinegar trap in a Yates County cherry orchard (non-fruiting) during the past week. This ...
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