April 2014

• Spotted Wing Drosophila Identification, Monitoring, and Management

  Ash Sial

  April 17, 2014

  The spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an invasive and economically important pest of many soft-skinned fruits such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, and other. Since its first detection in California in 2008, SWD spread rapidly across the United States. It was first found in Georgia in 2010 and since…

  Posted in: Pest Management

• 2014 Mummy Berry Epidemic in Progress*

  Phil Brannen

  April 16, 2014

  As blueberry development is currently in full swing, it is a good time to review some aspects of the mummy berry situation from spring 2014. Where fungicide applications were minimal or absent in 2013 and 2014, mummy berry was back with a vengeance (Fig. 1); this included some organic sites. However, most producers seem to…

  Posted in: Disease Management