Spotted Wing Drosophila Resources

Videos and Recorded Webinars about Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila

Links to websites about Spotted Wing Drosophila

Extension Publications

2021 ranking of insecticides for their performance against spotted-wing Drosophila. Developed by applied entomologists managing this pest in California, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington. 

Management Recommendations for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Organic Berry Crops, University of Georgia Extension, 2018

Spotted Wing Drosophila: Biology, Behavior and Organic Management, by Andrew Petran, University of Minnesota, eOrganic Article, 2017.

Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila, University of Minnesota Extension, 2017.

Integrated Strategies for Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Organic Small Fruit Production. Michigan State University Extension. 2016. 

The following list of wild and cultivated plants that have been obsereved to be hosts for Spotted Wing Drosophila was published by members of the NIFA OREI project Development and implementation of systems-based organic management strategies for spotted wing drosophila in October, 2016:

• Quick reference list of SWD host plants
• Detailed list with references of SWD host plants

Journal Articles

We have also compiled a list of recently published research on organic control of Spotted Wing Drosophila. Underlined articles have been contributed by members of this project; articles in bold are open access papers that do not require a journal subscription. 

• Biological Control of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae)—Current and Pending Tactics. Published 2019.

• Control of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, by specific insecticides and by conventional and organic crop protection programs. Published 2013.

•  Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities. Published 2015. 

•  Effect of non-nutritive sugars to decrease the survivorship of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii.

•  Evaluation of high tunnels for management of Drosophila suzukii in fall-bearing red raspberries: Potential for reducing insecticide use. Published 2016.

•  Economic analysis of revenue losses and control costs associated with the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzkii (Matsumura), in the California raspberry industry. Published 2017.

•  Exclusion Netting Delays and Reduces Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Infestation in Raspberries. Published 2016.

•  Rapid harvest schedules and fruit removal as non-chemical approaches for managing spotted wing Drosophila. Published 2017.

•  The effect of border sprays and between-row soil tillage on Drosophila suzukii in organic blackberry production. Published 2016.