Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 5/17/19


The first confirmed adult spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) in commercially grown blueberries for the 2019 growing season was captured early this week. While trap captures at this location were low, roughly three flies in 20 traps, this detection indicates that now is the time for blueberry growers to begin more aggressively managing SWD.

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