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Title: Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Invasive pest of ripening soft fruit expanding its geographic range and damage potential

Author
item WALSH, DOUGLAS - Washington State University
item BOLDA, MARK - University Of California
item GOODHUE, RACHAEL - University Of California
item DREVES, AMY - Oregon State University
item Lee, Jana
item Bruck, Denny
item WALTON, VAUGHN - Oregon State University
item O'NEAL, SALLY - Washington State University
item ZALOM, FRANK - University Of California

Submitted to: Integrated Pest Management
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/10/2010
Publication Date: 2/1/2011
Citation: Walsh, D., Bolda, M., Goodhue, R., Dreves, A., Lee, J.C., Bruck, D.J., Walton, V.M., O'Neal, S.D., Zalom, F.G. 2011. Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Invasive pest of ripening soft fruit expanding its geographic range and damage potential. Integrated Pest Management. 106(2):289-295.

Interpretive Summary: Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, a native of Southeast Asia, is a pest of small and stone fruits. Introduced into California in 2008, the pest has rapidly established populations across the Pacific Coastal States. Its ability to attack healthy, ripening fruit (as opposed to overripe and rotting fruit favored by other so-called “vinegar flies”) makes it a potential economic threat to a host of soft- and thin-skinned fruit crops including cherry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, peach, plums, pluots, nectarines, juice grape, table grape, and wine grape. Coordinated research projects to determine host preference, seasonal phenology, biology, and management options are taking place among entomologists in Washington, Oregon, and California. A description of the pest and initial findings on its biology, life history, known and expected geographic range, management and monitoring techniques, and economic considerations are presented and discussed.

Technical Abstract: Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, a native of Southeast Asia, is a pest of small and stone fruits. Introduced into California in 2008, the pest has rapidly established populations across the Pacific Coastal States. Its penchant for attacking healthy, ripening fruit (as opposed to overripe and rotting fruit favored by other so-called “vinegar flies”) makes it a potential economic threat to a host of soft- and thin-skinned fruit crops including cherry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, peach, plums, pluots, nectarines, juice grape, table grape, and wine grape. Coordinated research projects to determine host preference, seasonal phenology, biology, and management options are taking place among entomologists in Washington, Oregon, and California. A description of the pest and initial findings on its biology, life history, known and expected geographic range, management and monitoring techniques, and economic considerations are presented and discussed.