Oct 14, 2010

Washington State University launches SWD website

First detected in the US in California in 2008, Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a vinegar fly or fruit fly that attacks ripening fruit as well as rotting fruit. It is considered a serious threat to Pacific Coast fruit crops such as cherry, peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, and strawberry.

The new WSU site contains updated information about the pest and how to deal with it.