A small fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) native to East Asia that, unlike most fruit flies, lays eggs in ripening rather than overripe or damaged fruit, using a serrated ovipositor to cut into the skin of cherries, berries and other soft fruit. Since its detection in California and southern Europe in 2008, it has spread across most fruit-growing regions of North America, Europe and South America, forcing growers into far more intensive insecticide spray schedules to protect otherwise marketable fruit.
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Quarantine StatusQuarantine Pest (ISPM 5) 2 Connections
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Strawberry, Crops Spotted wing drosophila is a major invasive pest of ripening strawberry and other soft fruit.
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Sources
1. Spotted Wing Drosophila (Wikipedia)
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Drosophila suzukii, commonly called the spotted wing drosophila or SWD, is a fruit fly. D. suzukii, originally from southeast Asia, is becoming a major pest species in America and Europe because it infests fruit early during the ripening stage, in contrast with other Drosophila species that infest only rotting fruit.
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A small fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) native to East Asia that, unlike most fruit flies, lays eggs in ripening rather than overripe or damaged fruit, using a serrated ovipositor to cut into the skin of cherries, berries and other soft fruit.
In Group: Fruit Fly Pests, Lead
Drosophila suzukii, commonly called the spotted wing drosophila or SWD, is a fruit fly.
View the Source 2. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO): EPPO Global Database: Drosophila suzukii categorization
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)Categorization table, RPPO/EUQuote, Categorization table, RPPO/EU
EPPO A2 list 2011
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