The SWD monitoring network will include 12 Cornell extension scientists who will set traps at 30 locations across New York State in 2022. Monitoring is done to determine first trap catch and sustained trap catch to inform the need to initiate a spray program if fruit are ripening. Please join me in thanking the following for their participation!
- Andy Galimberti, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program
- Anya Osatuke, Harvest NY CCE
- Don Gasiewicz, Wyoming County CCE
- Elisabeth Hodgdon, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program
- Faruque Zaman, Suffolk County CCE
- Janet van Zoeren, Lake Ontario Fruit Program
- Jim O'Connell, Ulster County CCE
- Laura McDermott, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program
- Liz Alexander, Chemung County CCE
- Elizabeth Tee, Lake Ontario Fruit Program
- Natasha Field, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program
- Nick Hamilton-Honey, St. Lawrence County CCE
This year, we again will use baited red sticky traps at some locations to determine if these work comparably to the drowning jar traps. If these traps perform well, they may prove useful to growers. If you're interested in learning how to use the red sticky traps, please contact Laura McDermott, ENYCHP, at lgm4@cornell.edu, or Janet van Zoeren, LOF, at jev67@cornell.edu.
Results from the monitoring network will be shared and a 2022 distribution map generated, which will be linked on Cornell Fruit Resources and the NYS IPM SWD websites. Traps will be set in Albany, Cayuga, Chemung, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Niagara, Onondaga, Orleans, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schuyler, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Tioga, Ulster, Washington, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties.
I've retired from Cornell University and am leaving the SWD blog in the capable hands of Janet van Zoeren. Natasha Field, ENYCHP, will help to manage the data for the distribution map, and Laura McDermott will provide overall guidance and organizational capacity for trapping supplies. I wish you all a very successful fruit growing year!