Journal of Integrated Pest Management (2011) 2, G1-G7

Douglas B. Walsh, Mark P. Bolda, Rachael E. Goodhue, Amy J. Dreves, Jana Lee, Denny J. Bruck, Vaughn M. Walton, Sally D. O'Neal and Frank G. Zalom (2011)
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Invasive pest of ripening soft fruit expanding its geographic range and damage potential
Journal of Integrated Pest Management 2 (1), G1-G7
Abstract: Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, a native of eastern and southeastern Asia, is a pest of small and stone fruits. First detected in California in 2008, the insect is now found across the Pacific Coast 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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Vaughn Martin Walton, Frank G. Zalom, Jana C. Lee, Doug Walsh, Denny J. Bruck

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
review

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Drosophila suzukii		U.S.A. (SW)
	Drosophila suzukii		U.S.A. (NW)
	Drosophila suzukii		Canada (west)