The spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is found in most areas of Iowa and is a pest of home garden fruits, especially raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, grape, aronia, strawberry, and possibly tomato and apple.

Spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), is an invasive fruit fly species that causes about $500 million in economic damage to fruit crops in the U.S. each year. A native to southeast Asia, it arrived in the U.S. in Hawaii in the 1980s and in the continental U.S. in California in 2008.

Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a member of the “small fruit fly” or “vinegar fly” genus Drosophila. In Minnesota, SWD primarily attacks raspberries, blackberries (and other cane berries), blueberries, strawberries and wine grapes.

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. [2]

Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) 2 is an insect only recently found in Colorado that has proven to be very damaging to several kinds of fruit crops. Small fruits, notably late bearing raspberries and strawberries, are at particular risk of damage.

Apr 22, 2024 · Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is an invasive vinegar fly that was first detected in the United States in 2008. Unlike other vinegar (fruit) flies that only exploit overripe and rotten fruit, SWD females can lay eggs in immature and ripe fruit; thus, its larvae can be present in otherwise marketable fruit.

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a vinegar gnat from China and Japan. It attacks ripening and ripe fruit of brambles (raspberry & blackberry), strawberry, blueberry, grape, cherry, plum and peach, plus many species of wild berries. We first discovered it in …

Apr 19, 2024 · Spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive vinegar fly that attacks otherwise healthy, ripening soft-bodied fruits. SWD is native to southeastern Asia and arrived in other countries via overseas trade of infested fruit (Rota-Stabelli et al., 2013).

Sep 1, 2016 · Dark spots on fruits and vegetables can make them look unappetizingn and spoiled, but they’re actually just as edible as the spot-free ones. Here’s why.

The spotted wing drosophila is in the family Drosophilidae, known commonly as vinegar, fruit, or pomace flies. This pest shares many physical characteristics that are similar to the common vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster that frequents over-ripe and damaged fruits in the kitchen.