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First catch in Essex County

A single female SWD was caught in a trap set on the edge of a raspberry planting in Essex County. The traps were checked on June 15, 2020. Fruit is starting to develop, but is still green and not susceptible to egg-laying. These traps are being monitored by Andy Galimberti and Elisabeth Hodgdon, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension.

This picture shows green fruit on raspberry canes that aren't susceptible to SWD egg laying.
Green fruit on raspberry aren't susceptible to SWD.

So far, SWD has been caught in 8 of the 23 counties where traps are being monitored across NY State. No sustained catch, which is catch two weeks in a row, yet.

Brush up on SWD management, fruit.cornell.edu/spottedwing/management/ on Cornell Fruit Resources.

Learn more about SWD. Check out the information on Cornell Fruit Resources Spotted Wing Drosophila, fruit.cornell.edu/spottedwing/.

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