Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) has emerged as a devastating pest of small and stone fruits worldwide. Losses due to SWD can be as high as 100% and have been valued more than $718 million annually in the U.S. The zero tolerance for SWD in fresh fruit has led conventional growers to make preventative insecticide applications when fruit are ripe. Organic management of SWD is even more challenging due to the low number of effective OMRI-approved materials and limited understanding on the biology of SWD to translate into non-chemical management tactics. Our multi-regional 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 webinar will provide a comprehensive update on organic management of spotted-wing drosophila. It will summarize findings of the research conducted by our project team on organically approved strategies including behavioral, cultural, biological, and chemical tactics to manage SWD.
0-5:00: Introduction by Alice Formiga, eOrganic and Dr. Ash Sial, University of Georgia
5:00: Behavioral Control: Dr. Elena Rhodes, University of Florida
18:18: Cultural Controls: Dr. Gabriella Tait, Oregon State University
33:34: Biological Control: Dr. Kent Daane, University of California Berkeley
50:35: Steve Van Timmeren, Michigan State University: New OMRI approved products
1:05:37: Leah English, University of Arkansas: Economic Analysis
1:12: 07 Mariano Dossou-Kpanou, University of Georgia, Project Evaluation
1:19:08: Ash Sial: Summary
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