Washington Small Fruit Conference

IOBC VIII Workshop on Integrated Soft Fruit Production

Control of Drosophila suzukii has relied on repeated applications of full cover broad-spectrum insecticides. In an effort to develop a more integrated pest management (IPM) program, studies were conducted in California during 2013 and 2014 into the use of low-volume technique using attractant bait combine with an insecticide. In 2014, studies demonstrated that low-volume (46,8L/ha) applications of the combination of spinosad with Suzukii Trap bait resulted in the significant reduction of D.s...

Monitoring of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Mats.) and assessment of the new attractant SuzukiiTrap® in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

This work was performed in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, from October 2012 to January 2013. The work aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of two different traps and the Suzukii Trap® attractant in the catch of Drosophila suzukii. The monitoring of pest confirmed the presence of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Mats.) in the territory of Baja California, Mexico. D. suzukii could be monitored by red traps, followed by yellow traps, with Suzukii Trap® attractant.

Evaluating Mass Trapping for Managing Populations of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) Using Suzukii Trap® System.

Developing improved strategies for managing Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila SWD) will be necessary to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and minimize the damage caused by this recently introduced pest. Given the limitations in insecticide active ingredients and the need for integrated management of pests, the R&D Department of Bioiberica has developed Suzukii Trap®, a specific food attractant for monitoring and mass trapping D.suzukii. During 2013, several trials were pe...

Suzukii Trap®: specific attractant for the capture of Drosophila suzukii

Due to the large capacity of reproduction of Drosophila suzukii, mass trapping approaches with baits may have huge potential for management and control of this fly. Mass trapping trials with the attractant Suzukii Trap® are conducted in different susceptible crops in order to define the best strategy for the control of this pest. By way of illustration, a trial of mass trapping is presented in a commercial plot of strawberry and raspberry in the region of Maresme (Barcelona), where the prev...