Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) also known as spotted-wing
drosophila (SWD), is a pest native to Southeast Asia. In the last few decades, the pest has …

Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) has become a major economic pest
of soft-skinned fruits since it was detected in North America in 2008. Control of this fly is …

… High fruit infestations were observed in S. confusa during April–May and Lonicera spp. in …
; and Viburnum davidii Franchet, David’s viburnum. Lastly, laboratory choice tests identified …

Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is an invasive insect pest that has spread into
many fruit production regions of the world. Strategies to protect fruit from infestation by this …

… 9.3) using the Shapiro–Wilk test and Levene’s test for equality of variances, respectively.
Unless otherwise noted, analyses were conducted via PROC MIXED, and pairwise …

… suzukii catch (from both the concurrent week’s catch and the previous week’s) as well as
date and amount of woodland area using linear regression. All statistical analyses were …

… suzukii data were analyzed using analysis of variance to compare netted and open tunnels,
followed by Tukey’s Honest Significant Difference for post hoc comparisons. A Student’s t -…

… Preliminary fly pad mortality experiments with adult females show no adult mortality up to
20 min on the fly pad (Van Timmeren S, unpublished). Ten flies were transferred from the fly …

… acid for 5 s to inhibit mould growth and finally dipped in the insecticide solutions for 5 s. All
solutions were prepared using deionized water. The berries were air-dried after each step. …

BACKGROUND Spotted wing Drosophila is an invasive pest of fruit crops in most production
regions globally, and insecticides are commonly used for its control. The biology of this pest …