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Q&A ViewAttendees 6

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

10-Minute Paper

P-IE: Invasive Species 2

Novel strategies for organic management of spotted-wing drosophila

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
2:18 PM - 2:30 PM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 102-106
In-Person

    Presenting Author(s)

  • AS

    Ashfaq Sial

    University of Georgia
    Athens, Georgia

    • Co-Author(s)

  • AB

    Arun Babu

    Postdoctoral Associate
    University of Georgia
    Athens, Georgia

  • Babu R. Panthi

    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of Georgia
    Athens, Georgia

Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an insect pest of Asian origin and has expanded its range worldwide over several years. It has emerged as a major pest of small and stone fruits in the United States causing significant crop losses as high as 100%. Management is achieved primarily through preventative insecticide applications, and is particularly challenging in organic production systems due to lack of organically-approved effective insecticides. We conducted studies to evaluate novel products that can be utilized in IPM programs to improve organic management of SWD. Findings of our field and lab studies, and their implications will be presented.