Crop edge sampling and early life stage detection for improved monitoring of spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), in berry crops.

ABSTRACT: In the 16 years since the initial detection of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura in the continental United States, integrated pest management programs in susceptible crops have been disrupted, resulting in unsustainable increases in insecticide sprays. Effective monitoring is critical for informing treatment decisions and to guide product selection when this pest is present. However, adult traps are difficult to process and poorly correlate with larval infestation in fruit. Recently focus has been placed on larval monitoring to document whether fruit are uninfested, starting to become infested, or heavily infested. We compared fruit sampling data from 4 states to determine whether these provide D. suzukii monitoring information which could better aid management decisions. We collected samples w

SUBMITTER: Levenson HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12698230 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature