Measuring the impact of spotted wing drosophila in 2013 – Your help needed!
One of the key goals of the eFly SWD Working Group has been assess the impact of spotted wing drosophila in the region covered by the working group. We began the process of up … Continue Reading
View ArticleMeasuring the impacts of spotted wing drosophila in 2014 – Your help needed!
As spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has become established throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, it has become increasingly important to understand the impacts this p … Continue Reading
View ArticleMeasuring the impact of spotted wing drosophila in 2013 – Your help needed!
One of the key goals of the eFly SWD Working Group has been assess the impact of spotted wing drosophila in the region covered by the working group. We began the process of up … Continue Reading
View ArticleMeasuring the impacts of spotted wing drosophila in 2014 – Your help needed!
As spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has become established throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, it has become increasingly important to understand the impacts this p … Continue Reading
View ArticleMeasuring the impact of spotted wing drosophila in 2013 – Your help needed!
One of the key goals of the eFly SWD Working Group has been assess the impact of spotted wing drosophila in the region covered by the working group. We began the process of up … Continue Reading
View ArticleMeasuring the impacts of spotted wing drosophila in 2014 – Your help needed!
As spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has become established throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, it has become increasingly important to understand the impacts this p … Continue Reading
View ArticleArthropod Management Tests – An open access source for insecticide efficacy data
A recent change to the publishing model for journals produced by the Entomological Society of America has the potential to be a huge benefit to those of us in extension. Arth … Continue Reading
View ArticlePreventing and managing spotted wing drosophila infestation
Our recent mild winter raised concerns about the potential for early season spotted wing drosophila (SWD) damage to berries, which were further increased when South Carolina s … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report June 10, 2016
With summer, has come earlier spotted wing drosophila (SWD) pressure than in recent years. As a result of this early pressure, growers are having to engage in proactive mana … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report June 17, 2016
Over the last couple weeks there was a substantial amount of rainfall at our blueberry research sites. While rain is necessary, large amounts can delay picking and pest mana … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report June 24, 2016
The research sites where we are collecting data are rich environments with many different species of insects. Pest species, including spotted wing drosophila (SWD), have foun … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report July 1, 2016
As the month of July has come to an end, so has the growing season for many of the varieties of blueberries at our research sites. Due to this, many of our participating growe … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report July 15, 2016
We’ve now processed trap capture data through the end of June. Blueberry harvest has concluded at most of our grower locations, so this week, we removed the traps from … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report June 22, 2016
We have now processed traps through the week of July 6th. Blackberry trap captures of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) are continuing to drop, and available fruit are likely mor … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report June 29, 2016
We have now processed blueberry traps through the week of July 12 and blackberry traps through July 6. Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) trap captures remain higher in blackberry … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report August 5, 2016
We removed our traps from harvested blueberry fields on July 13th, and we have now collected all the data and can look back over some of the trends that presented themselv … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report August 12, 2016
We presented our final blueberry monitoring data last week, so this week, we shift to presenting blackberry trap captures only. Floricane fruiting blackberries are reaching t … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report August 19, 2016
We have now counted blackberry trap captures through August 8th. We have observed a decline in Lincoln 1 trap captures over the last couple weeks. This is likely a combination … Continue Reading
View ArticleSpotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Report August 26, 2016
This is the final spotted wing drosophila (SWD) monitoring report for 2016. Looking back over the course of the season, we can make several about our trapping methods. Asid … Continue Reading
View ArticleBlueberry organic IPM guide updated
An updated version of the North Carolina Organic Blueberry IPM Guide is now available. The 2014 edition compliments NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual and Southern Region Small … Continue Reading
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