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Organic SWD Management Webinar

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Join eOrganic for a webinar all about the latest research on organic management approaches for SWD! You can watch the Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvuHM8XCQ0Y. This webinar, was hosted by Oregon State University and took place Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 2 PM Eastern Time.

A photo of the SWD parasitoid Ganapis brasiliensis laying an egg into an SWD larva inside a blueberry.
The SWD parasitoid Ganapsis brasiliensis laying an egg into an SWD larva inside a blueberry. This parasitoid was collected in Asia. Photo: K. Daane

You know that spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) is a devastating pest of berries and stone fruits — worldwide. Losses due to SWD can be as high as 100% and have been valued at more than $718 million annually in the U.S. The zero tolerance for SWD in fresh and processed fruit has led growers to make preventative insecticide applications when fruit are ripe — essentially on a weekly schedule. For growers that don't want to spray that much or at all, they simply shut down when SWD infestation hits.

Organic management of SWD is even more challenging due to the low number of effective OMRI-approved insecticides. Our limited understanding of the biology of SWD hasn't yet translated into non-chemical management tactics. This US research team was funded by USDA-NIFA through OREI Award No. 2018-51300-28434 to develop, evaluate, and implement systems-based organic management programs for SWD.

This Organic Management of SWD 2021 Webinar provides a comprehensive update on organic management of spotted-wing drosophila. The webinar presentations summarize findings of the research conducted by the project team on organically approved strategies including behavioral, cultural, biological, and chemical tactics to manage SWD.

Presenters include:

Ash Sial (University of Georgia): Ash is the blueberry entomologist at the UGA and the Project Director for the SWD Organic Management USDA-NIFA OREI grant.
Kent Daane (University of California Berkeley): Kent is an Extension Specialist at UC Berkeley focusing on biological control of SWD.
Elena Rhodes (University of Florida): Elena is a fruit entomologist and works on behavioral management techniques to control SWD.
Gabriella Tait (Oregon State University): Gabriella is a fruit entomologist and works on cultural control strategies for SWD.
Steve Van Timmeren (Michigan State University): Steve is a fruit entomologist and works on chemical control and resistance management strategies for SWD.
Leah English (University of Arkansas): Leah is an agricultural economist and develops interactive tools to aid farmers with pest management decisions.
Kay Kelsey (University of Georgia): Kay is an impact evaluation specialist and works with extension and research to evaluate the impact of their projects.

Learn More Here: https://eorganic.org/node/34578

Photo of a male SWD on a blueberry.
A male spotted wing drosophila (SWD) on blueberry; another likely SWD is in the background.

Don't miss this information-packed webinar! Learn the latest, emerging concepts in organic SWD management. Learn what the up-and-coming non-chemical tactics are that anyone can use on their farm to reduce the risk of SWD infestation in fruits.

 


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