Environmental Entomology (2018) 47, 221-232

Howard M.A. Thistlewood, Paramjit Gill, Elizabeth H. Beers, Peter W. Shearer, Doug B. Walsh, Brigitte M. Rozema, Susanna Acheampong, Steve Castagnoli, Wee L. Yee, Peter Smytheman and Alix B. Whitener (2018)
Spatial analysis of seasonal dynamics and overwintering of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Okanagan-Columbia Basin, 2010-2014
Environmental Entomology 47 (2), 221-232
Abstract: Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), was monitored from 2010 to 2014 in 314–828 sites located in interior fruit-growing regions of OR and WA, United States, and BC, Canada, using traps baited with apple cider vinegar or sugar-water-yeast. Seasonal population dynamics and sex ratios were summarized for berry, cherry, stone fruit, grape, non-crop host plants, non-host sites, and for conventional IPM, certified organic, backyard, and feral sites, by region and year. Overwintering was detected in all regions and years, despite winter temperatures below -17°C. A spatial analysis was conducted using a Geographic Information System (GIS), daily weather data, geomorphometric measures of terrain, distance to water, and other variables, at each site. Overwintering success at a site, measured as Julian week of first capture of D. suzukii, was significantly related (R² = 0.49) in cherry habitats to year, agronomic treatment, and number of winter days with temperatures >-5°C. In berry, cherry, stone fruit and grape habitats, 2011–2014, it was significantly related (R² = 0.42) to year, agronomic treatment, the logarithm of peak population of D. suzukii in the prior autumn, latitude, elevation, and topographic wetness index. The results show that D. suzukii has adapted to exploit a succession of irrigated crops and feral habitats in mixed landscapes of a semi-arid region with cold winters and hot dry summers, and are shaping strategies for pest management and for biological control.
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Database assignments for author(s): Howard M.A. Thistlewood, Susanna Acheampong, Elizabeth H. Beers, Wee L. Yee, Peter W. Shearer, Doug Walsh

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Drosophila suzukii		Canada (west)
	Drosophila suzukii	Cherry (Prunus avium - Prunus cerasus)	U.S.A. (NW)
	Drosophila suzukii	Grapevine (Vitis)	U.S.A. (NW)