University of Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service.
See also: Fruits, Nuts, & Vegetables - Insect Management in Arkansas for more factsheets
Cornell University.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.
USDA. ARS. Tellus.
A new approach to tackling the spotted-wing drosophila involves manipulating the behavior of these insects. The spotted-wing drosophila is an invasive pest of fruits that infests ripe, ready-to-eat fruit. The pest poses a significant threat to farmers because it is very difficult to control with standard pesticides. ARS scientists have devised a solution involves manipulating the behavior of these insects by disguising healthy fruit as being infected with an unappealing pathogen.
Google.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Australia).
University of Massachusetts Extension. Fruit Program.
CAB International.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Washington State University. College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.
A parasitoid wasp that is the natural enemy of a fly known as the spotted-wing drosophila could be a good friend to growers. Washington State University researchers recently confirmed the discovery of the potentially beneficial wasp in the United States for the first time. The drosophila flies cause major damage to several Washington crops, especially sweet cherries and berries. The wasp, which lays its eggs in the flies, could be a means of controlling their spread.
New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse.
Washington State University. Tree Fruit Research and Extension.
Oregon State University.
After 12 years of research, a parasitic wasp that controls a highly destructive fruit fly will be released by Oregon State University agricultural scientists in June. Vaughn Walton, Extension entomologist and professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has permitted release of the wasp (Ganaspis brasiliensis), a slow process that took more than 10 years from application to decision. Now that it has a permit, Walton’s lab, which is part of the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station, is raising enough wasps to make a dent in the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) population in Oregon.
Oregon State University. Extension Service.
Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Pests and Diseases Image Library.
Oregon Department of Agriculture.
See also: Pest Alerts for more pests
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
See also: Plant Industry Pest Alerts for more pests
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.