Latest information from the NYS IPM Program
A single female SWD was caught in a jar drowning trap in Schuyler county yesterday June 14th 2022. This trap is in a blueberry planting, which is being monitored by Anya Osatuke, Harvest NY.
Most blueberry fruits in the area are still hard and green, not yet susceptible to SWD infestation.
This week we trapped the first SWD for 2022 in Orange county. A total of 5 SWD (4 male and 1 female) were trapped in both sticky and jar traps, in sweet and tart cherry blocks in Orange county, on June 13th. This indicates the highest population of SWD we've seen so far this year.
The traps are being monitored by Miles Todaro, ENYCHP.
Our forth county to join the "first catch of the season" club for SWD in 2022 is Columbia County.
A single male was trapped in a sweet cherry planting. The Scentry jar trap was collected on June 7th. Tart cherries in that block (as well as many other blocks across the state) are just starting to blush. The trap is being monitored by Natasha Field, ENYCHP.
Chance of swd infestation in cherries remains low, but it's time to be on our guard.
We also have a first trap catch for SWD in Ulster County this week. So we are now up to 3 SWD total this season, spanning from northwest to nearly southeast corners of the state.
The single female was trapped in a blueberry planting on June 1st. The trap is being monitored by Jim O’Connell, ENYCHP.