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Research Project: Classical Biological Control of Insect Pests of Crops, Emphasizing Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Spotted Wing Drosophila and Tarnished Plant Bug

Location: Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit

Title: Investigating Biological Controls to Suppress Spotted Wing Drosophila Populations

Author
item WANG, XINGENG - University Of California
item JONES, JOHN - University Of California
item NANCE, ALEXANDRA - University Of California
item HUTCHINS, JOHN - University Of California
item MILLER, BETSEY - Oregon State University
item WALTON, VAUGHN - Oregon State University
item Hoelmer, Kim
item Buffington, Matthew
item DAANE, KENT - University Of California

Submitted to: California Cherry Board Annual Crop Report
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/8/2017
Publication Date: 1/8/2017
Citation: Wang, X., Jones, J., Nance, A., Hutchins, J., Miller, B., Walton, V.M., Hoelmer, K.A., Buffington, M.L., Daane, K.M. 2017. Investigating Biological Controls to Suppress Spotted Wing Drosophila Populations. California Cherry Board Annual Crop Report. 2016, pp. 1-10.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The spotted wing drosophila has become a major cherry pest in California. To develop sustainable management options for this highly mobile pest, we worked with cooperators at Oregon State University and the USDA to discover and import natural enemies of the fly from its native range in South Korea and China that could be suitable for release in the USA. We found several larval parasitoids that readily attack the fly in UC Berkeley quarantine evaluations. During 2016 we submitted petitions, which are pending with regulatory agencies, for field release of two promising candidate natural enemies, Leptopilina japonica and Ganaspis brasiliensis.