Michigan's Spotted Wing Drosophila site from MSU

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Control recommendations for Spotted Wing Drosophila by crop

This fact sheet is focused on recommendations for blueberries but much of the information will be relevant to other crops. Please note that insecticide registrations and restrictions will vary by crop.

Recommendations for Michigan blueberry growers
- Recommendations in English (June 2011)
- Recommendations in Spanish (July 2011)

Recommendations for raspberry and blackberry growers. (August 2011)

Organic blueberry insect management with SWD recommendations incorporated

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Above, a male Spotted Wing Drosophila fly.

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Funding for the SWD Response Team is provided by Project GREEEN and the Michigan Department of Agriculture.

Updated 01/12/12

The MSU IPM Program maintains this site as an access point to pest management information at MSU. The IPM Program is administered within the Department of Entomology, fueled by research from the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, delivered to citizens through MSU Extension, and proud to be a part of Project GREEEN.
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