Sustained catch of a single female SWD in a raspberry planting in Essex County and a single female SWD in a tart cherry orchard in Washington County was obtained during the week ending on June 25, 2021.
Raspberries are ripening and harvests are getting underway. U-pick in the cherry orchard will open soon. Because numbers are still low, the cherry crop may escape severe infestation, especially if the hot weather continues, which is suboptimal for SWD.
You know what you need to do! Read, read, plan, plan, manage, manage. Practice IPM and reduce your insecticide footprint. Late arrival of SWD, low numbers of SWD, and early ripening of crops has worked in our favor this year. But the fruiting season isn't over yet! Wild elderberries are in full bloom across the region.
Traps in Essex County are being monitored by Andy Galimberti and Elisabeth Hodgdon, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP), CCE. Traps in Washington County are being monitored by Laura McDermott, ENYCHP.