Six female SWD were caught in all four traps set in a summer raspberry planting, two within the crop and two on the edge of the planting. The traps were checked on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Traps at this location are being monitored by Nicole Mattoon, technician with Dr. Juliet Carroll’s fruit IPM program, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University, Geneva. Summer raspberry harvest is beginning in this region.
A fruit sample of 25 ripe fruit was collected from within the planting, and whereas no evidence of eggs or larvae were seen via microscopic examination of the fruit, four eggs but no larvae were found via salt flotation. This underlines how important it will be to practice sanitation, refrigerate harvested fruit, and plan an insecticide program this year to protect vulnerable fruit crops from SWD infestation!