Yikes! After catching nothing last week... First catch had 26 SWD caught in four traps set in a blueberry planting in Tioga County — 15 females and 11 males. These traps are being monitored by Barb Neal, CCE of Tioga County and Shona Ort, CCE of Chemung County.
I'd say it's time to protect the crop at this location! We want to bring in a good crop and protect it. For comprehensive information on protecting blueberries from SWD, download and read the new IPM guide from the SWD IPM Working Group.
Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM in Blueberries
neipmc.org/go/swdpub2
Also, refer to the insecticide quick guide to augment the information in the above IPM guide.
