For two weeks in a row, SWD has been caught in traps set in a blueberry planting in Ontario County. Three females were caught at this site late last week. Traps at this location are being monitored by Gabrielle Brind’Amour, technician with Dr. Greg Loeb’s small fruit entomology program, NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva. Blueberries are starting to color in the Finger Lakes region.
Yikes! This is an early build up of SWD. Please review all management practices and monitoring tactics for this insect on Cornell Fruit Resources. It will be crucial to be proactive with SWD management and fruit sampling this year.