Seven SWD were caught in Wyoming County in and around strawberry and blueberry plantings during the week ending July 5, 2018. Traps set in the strawberry field caught 1 female in the crop and 4 females on the edge of the crop. In blueberries, 2 females were caught in the crop, but, unfortunately, the trap on the edge of the blueberries had been knocked down...none there.
Harvest is winding down for June-bearing strawberries while it'll be winding up for blueberries. It is important to renovate promptly the June-bearing strawberry fields. Insecticide protection will be needed, along with other management tactics, for the blueberries.
Traps at this location are being monitored by Don Gasiewicz, Wyoming County Cornell Cooperative Extension.