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Research Project: Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops

Location: Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit

Title: Introductory remarks: Spotlight on spotted-wing drosophila

Author
item Lee, Jana
item RODRIGUEZ-SAONA, C.R. - Rutgers University
item ZALOM, F.G. - University Of California, Davis

Submitted to: Journal of Economic Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/7/2022
Publication Date: 8/11/2022
Citation: Lee, J.C., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Zalom, F. 2022. Introductory remarks: Spotlight on spotted-wing drosophila. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(4):919-921. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac041.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac041

Interpretive Summary: The spotted-wing drosophila invaded the continental U.S. in 2008, and is now a key pest of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and cherries globally. As a result, researchers worldwide have rushed to study this pest resulting in 1,036 publications to-date. While many publications are available, this special collection will highlight advances in D. suzukii pest management since its U.S. invasion. We solicited papers by open call and received 66 abstracts, and selected 14 papers covering: 1) review, 2) monitoring and risk, 3) behavioral control, 4) biological control, 5) cultural control, and 6) chemical control. This collection includes authors from Austria, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and U.S. that represent perspectives from universities, federal and state laboratories, growers and pest product companies.

Technical Abstract: Native to Asia, the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), invaded the continental U.S. in 2008. Since then, D. suzukii has become a key economical pest of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and cherries in the U.S. and worldwide. Not surprisingly, the number of publications has proliferated from 29 publications as of 2010 to 978 additional publications between 2011 and 2021 from a Web of Science search for “Drosophila suzukii.” While many publications are available, this special collection will highlight advances in D. suzukii pest management since its U.S. invasion. We solicited papers by open call and received 66 abstracts, and selected 14 papers covering: 1) review, 2) monitoring and risk, 3) behavioral control, 4) biological control, 5) cultural control, and 6) chemical control. This collection includes authors from Austria, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and U.S. that represent perspectives from universities, federal and state laboratories, growers and pest product companies.