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First catch in Cayuga County

One female SWD was caught in one of four traps set in a raspberry planting, adjacent to a June strawberry planting in Cayuga County. These traps, checked on June 18, 2019, are being monitored by Ryan Parker and Juliet Carroll, Cornell Cooperative Extension NYS IPM Program.

Photomicrograph of a female SWD showing the saw-like ovipositor.
SWD female caught in Onondaga County on July 8, 2014. Note the large, sclerotized ovipositor.

Raspberries are not yet ripe at this location. However, the June strawberry crop may be at risk.

Consult Cornell Fruit Resources SWD Management, fruit.cornell.edu/spottedwing/management/. Refer to the Cornell Guidelines, cropandpestguides.cce.cornell.edu/. Commercial growers should have the 2019 versions of the Berry Crops, Tree Fruit, or Grape Guidelines.

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