One female SWD was caught in the trap closest to the hedgerow next to a raspberry planting in Schenectady County. The raspberry planting is adjacent to a June strawberry planting. These traps, checked on June 20, 2019, are being monitored by Natasha Field, Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program.
Raspberry fruit are fully sized, but still unripe at this location. However, the June strawberry crop is ripe and harvest is underway. These strawberries may be at risk of SWD infestation. Egg laying was detected in June strawberry in Ulster County last week (reported in the First catch in Washington County blog).
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.