Recognize fruit damage from spotted wing drosophila
Monitoring
Current Recommendations for Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, in Oregon Strawberries
Two-page article outlines general management strategies to control SWD in commercial strawberry crops.
California Cherry Management
Recommendations for managing SWD in California cherries
Distribution and Mapping Resources for Spotted Wing Drosophila
Statewide SWD Realtime Mapping - Maps by county for Oregon
SWD Degree Day Phenology Model - Forecasted development of SWD population by degree days
Integrated Pest Management of SWD
Prevention - This is only effective if the pest has not made it to the targeted area. Use sanitation practices to destroy fruit culls. Remove other potential SWD habitat. Promptly remove all non-marketable hanging fruit from your fields. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Chemical Control Resources for Spotted Wing Drosophila
Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook -- This handbook is updated annually and provides control recommendations for a wide range of agricultural pests. Navigate through the online version by selecting the chapter of interest from the drop-down list at top left. Spotted wing drosophila is featured in the 2011 Emerging Pest chapter. Control recommendations are made in the Small Fruit and Tree Fruit chapters.
EPPO spotted wing drosophila fact sheet
Five-page document describing biology, European distribution, symptoms of infestation, monitoring, and control of SWD
What Backyard Fruit Growers Need to Know About SWD: Drosophila suzukii, a fly pest
Article provides information about spotted wing drosophila biology, crop damage, monitoring protocols, and backyard management for gardeners and hobbyists.
Educational Cards
Set of 10 printable frames with information about Spotted Wing Drosophila
A new pest attacking healthy ripening fruit in Oregon
OSU Extension Service document EM8991.pdf
Authors: Amy Dreves; Vaughn Walton; Glenn Fisher
2009 OSU Extension Service document describes the basic life cycle of D. suzukii and gives preliminary management strategies, potential horticultural impact, and contact information for research entomologists.