EDIS (Jun 2011)

Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Insecta: Diptera: Drosophilidae)

  • Rajinder S. Mann,
  • Lukasz L. Stelinski

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2011, no. 5/6

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Most Drosophila flies are associated with rotten or over-ripened fruits and are nuisance pests. However, a few species such as the spotted wing drosophila, D. suzukii (Matsumura), can infest un-ripened fruits and are of economic significance. First detected within the continental United States in August 2008, D. suzukii has become a serious threat to fruit crops. This 6-page fact sheet was written by Rajinder S. Mann and Lukasz L. Stelinski and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, May 2011. EENY492/IN887: Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Insecta: Diptera: Drosophilidae) (ufl.edu)

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