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Pease inform us about " Natural Predators" for SWD .
What is available other than spraying crops ?
CAN we buy the red sticky traps to hang on bushes ?
Thanks , Bonnie Yannie
Perkinsvile , Steuben Cty.
( blueberries)
Yes, you can purchase red sticky traps, from Great Lakes IPM. Check for more information on this blog, https://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2022/02/08/red-sticky-card-traps-for-swd-monitoring/. Natural predators are being developed against SWD, by the Sustainable SWD Management national research team. In New York, Dr. Greg Loeb, berry entomologist, is collaborating with this work.
As a home gardener, I have found the best SWD predator for raspberries and blueberries to be the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae. This predator is commercially available at a cost of less than $100 per acre and is easily applied to growing beds. Just mix in water and apply by drench - no equipment or chemicals required. The nematode feeds and reproduces on SWD larvae in the ground - a biological Attract & Kill which doesn't require chemicals or annual reapplications. And it can drastically reduce SWD populations in less than a month.