Two female SWD were caught in traps set on the edge of a raspberry planting in Essex County. These traps, checked on June 26, 2019, are being monitored by Andy Galimberti, Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program.
Only six of the 25 counties in the CCE SWD Monitoring Network haven’t found SWD in traps yet. Numbers caught in traps are starting to climb up with totals nearing double digits, especially in Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and the Capital District. Fruit will be ripening over the next several weeks and then be at risk of infestation. Strawberry harvest is underway. Sweet cherries will soon be ripe.
Consult Cornell Fruit Resources SWD Management, http://fruit.cornell.edu/spottedwing/management/.
Quick Guides to SWD Insecticides are at
- www.hort.cornell.edu/fruit/pdfs/swd/berry-insecticides.pdf for berries
- www.hort.cornell.edu/fruit/pdfs/swd/berry-insecticides.pdf for stone fruit and grapes