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Ajayi D., & Kelsey, K. D. Collaboration that Matters: Unpacking 15 Years of Land-Grant University Research to Mitigate a Devastating Pest in the United States. Advancements in Agriculture Development
Gautam BK and AA Sial. Effect of temperature on toxicity of commonly used insecticides on Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Environmental Entomology.
Grant JA and AA Sial. Seasonal phenology of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blueberry fields and adjacent woodlands in Southeastern U.S. Journal of Pest Science.
Hopper K. R., Wang, X.-G., Kenis, M., Seehausen, L., Abram, P., Daane. K. M., Buffington, M., and Hoelmer, K. A., 2023. Genome divergence and reproductive incompatibility between populations of Ganaspis nr. brasiliensis. Evolutionary Applications.
Schöneberg T, M Tewey, &and KA Hamby. Can a crop Sanitizer be Used to Manage both Fungi and Drosophila suzukii? Plant Disease
Yeh A, B Dai, MI. Gomez, and V Walton. Evaluating the Economic Viability of Monitoring-Based Pest Management Strategies: A Bioeconomic Framework for Organic Blueberry Production in Oregon
Scientific papers, 2023
Caitlin R, A Quadrel, P Urbaneja-Bernat, JJ Beck, Y Ben-Zvi, F Khodadadi, SG Aćimović, and C Rodriguez-Saona. 2023. Blueberries infected with the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae release odors that repel Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science.
Ganjisaffar F, A Abrieux, BE Gress, JC Chiu, and FG Zalom. 2023. Drosophila infestations of California strawberries and identification of Drosophila suzukii using a TaqMan assay. Applied Sciences
Roh GH, L Meier, S Hesler, JJ Zhu, P Kendra, A Roda, G Loeb, J Tay, DH Cha. 2023. A 2-component blend of coconut oil derived fatty acids as an oviposition deterrent against Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Economic Entomology
Serhan M, MV Rossi Stacconi, G Tait, F Pfab, AA Sial, JO Disi, HJ Burrack, A Toennisson, L Xue, C Zhang, VM Walton. 2023. Comparing the effectiveness of different insecticide application orders for suppressing Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) infestation: experimental and modeling approaches. Journal of Economic Entomology
Shope J, D Polk, C Mansue, and C Rodriguez-Saona. 2023. The contrasting role of climate variation on the population dynamics of a native and an invasive insect pest. PLoS ONE
Sriram A, S Voyvot, BCJ Johnson, S Munnaf Chowdhury, PD Fanning, and JC Lee. 2023. Mesh covers on sentinel parasitoid traps prevent Drosophila suzukii movement and impact parasitism by Ganaspis brasiliensis and Pachycrepoideus vindemiae. Biocontrol Science and Technology
Tait G, T Zhu, J Klick, F Ganjisaffar, C Castillo, R Kennedy, H Thomas, C Adams, F Pfab, S Mermer, E Mirandola, L Xue, FG Zalom, M Seagraves, and VM Walton. 2023. Open field trials of food-grade gum in California and Oregon as a behavioral control for Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Frontiers in Insect Science
Yeh DA, B. Dai, MI Gómez, VM Walton. 2023. Does Monitoring Pests Pay Off? A Bioeconomic Assessment of Drosophila suzukii Controls. Pest Management Science
Extension publications, 2022
Loeb G. and B Shrestha. 2022. Research update on managing spotted wing drosophila. Proceedings of the 2022 New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference, pages 172-174
Scientific papers, 2022
Abram P, XG Wang, T Hueppelsheuser, MF Franklin, KM Daane, JC Lee, C-H Lue, P Girod, J Carrillo, WHL Wong, R Kula, M Gates, BH Hogg, CE Moffat, KA Hoelmer, AA Sial, and ML Buffington. 2022. A coordinated sampling and identification methodology for larval parasitoids of spotted-wing drosophila. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Babu A, C Rodriguez-Saona, and AA Sial 2022. Comparative adult mortality and relative attractiveness of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations mixed with different insecticides. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Babu A, C Rodriguez-Saona, and AA Sial. 2022. Factors influencing the efficacy of novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations against Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Beers EH, D Beal, P Smytheman, PK Abram, R Schmidt-Jeffris, E Moretti, KM Daane, C Looney, LC Chia-Hua, and M Buffington. 2022. First records of adventive populations of the parasitoids Ganaspis brasiliensis and Leptopilina japonica in the United States. Journal of Hymenoptera Research.
Carroll JE, PM Marshall, NE Mattoon, CA Weber, and GM Loeb. 2022. The predation impact of Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, on spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in Raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Crop Protection.
Ganjisaffar F, BE Gress, MR Demkovich, NL Nicola, JC Chiu, and FG Zalom. 2022. Spatio-temporal variation of spinosad susceptibility in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), a three-year study in California’s Monterey Bay region. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Ganjisaffar F, MR Demkovich, JC Chiu, and FG Zalom. 2022. Characterization of field-derived Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) resistance to pyrethroids in California berry production. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Gress BE and FG Zalom. 2022. Development and validation of a larval bioassay and selection protocol for insecticide resistance in Drosophila suzukii. PLoS ONE.
Hougardy E, BN Hogg, XG Wang, and KM Daane. 2022. Discrimination abilities and parasitism success of two pupal parasitoids towards Drosophila suzukii pupae parasitized by the larval parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis. Environmental Entomology
Hogg BN, J Lee, M Rogers, L Worth, and KM Daane. 2022. Releases of the parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemiae for augmentative biological control of spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Biological control.
Isaacs R, S Van Timmeren, B Gress, FG Zalom, F Ganjisaffar, K Hamby, M Lewis, O Liburd, N Sarkar, C Rodriguez-Saona, R Holdcraft, H Burrack, F Drummond, N Spaulding, S Lanka, and A Sial. 2022. Monitoring of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) resistance status using a RAPID method for assessing insecticide sensitivity across the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Jarrett BMJ, S Linder, PD Fanning, R Isaacs, and M Szucs. 2022. Experimental adaptation of native parasitoids to the invasive insect pest, Drosophila suzukii. Biological Control.
Kokotovich AE, SK Barnhill-Dilling, JE Elsensohn, R Li, JA Delborne, and H Burrack. 2022. Stakeholder engagement to inform the risk assessment and governance of gene drive technology to manage spotted-wing drosophila. Journal of Environmental Management.
Lee JC, CR Rodrigues-Saona, and FG Zalom. 2022. Introductory remarks: spotlight on spotted-wing drosophila. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Mermer S, G Tait, F Pfab, E Mirandola, A Bozaric, CD Thomas, M Moeller, KG Oppenheimer, L Xue, L Wang, and VM Walton. 2022. Comparative insecticide application techniques (Micro- Sprinkler) against Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in highbush blueberry. Environmental Entomology.
Panthi B, KR Cloonan, C Rodriguez-Saona, BD Short, DM Kirkpatrick, GM Loeb, NC Aflitto, N Wiman, H Andrews, FA Drummond, PD Fanning, E Ballman, B Johnson, DJ Beal, EH Beers, HJ Burrack, R Isaacs, J Perkins, OE Liburd, AR Lambert, VM Walton, ET Harris, S Mermer, D Polk, AK Wallingford, R Adhikari, and AA Sial. 2022. Using red panel traps to detect spotted-wing drosophila and its infestation in U.S. berry and cherry crop. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Rodriguez-Saona C, R Holdcraft, and B Ferguson. 2022. Control of spotted-wing drosophila on highbush blueberries, 2022. Arthropod Management Tests
Rossi-Stacconi MVR, XG Wang, L Tonina, KM Daane, A Biondi, J Stahl, ML Buffington, G Anfora, KA Hoelmer. 2022. Methods for rearing the parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis, a promising biological control agent for invasive Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Visualized Experiments.
Schöneberg T, LA English, J Popp, and KA Hamby. 2022. Impact of modified caneberry trellis systems on microclimate and habitat suitability for Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Tait G, S Mermer, R Chave, M Rossi-Stacconi, C Kaiser, and V Walton. 2022. A horticultural cuticle supplement can impact quality characters and Drosophila Suzukii damage of several small and stone fruit. Environmental Entomology.
Urbaneja-Bernat P, R Holdcraft, J Hernández-Cumplido, EM Rhodes, OE Liburd, AA Sial, A Mafra-Neto, and C Rodriguez-Saona. 2022. Field, semi-field and greenhouse testing of HOOK SWD, A SPLAT-based attract-and-kill formulation to manage spotted-wing drosophila. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Extension publications, 2021
2021 ranking of insecticides for their performance against spotted-wing drosophila. Developed by SWD SCRI Team members from California, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington
Hamby K. 2021. Reminders for monitoring and managing Spotted Wing Drosophila. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit News.
Scientific papers, 2021
Babu A, CL DiLorenzo, and AA Sial. 2021. Efficacy of attract-and-kill formulations using the adjuvant ACTTRA SWD OR1 for the management of spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Babu A, C Rodriguez-Saona, A Mafra-Neto, and AA Sial. 2021. Efficacy of attract-and-kill formulations using the adjuvant ACTTRA SWD TD for the management of spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Babu A, S Neupane, Z Williams, and AA Sial. 2021. Efficacy of selected insecticides for managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Biondi A, XG Wang, and KM Daane. 2021. Host preference of three Asian larval parasitoids to closely related Drosophila species: implications for biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Pest Science.
Daane KM, A Biondi, XG Wang, and BA Hogg. 2021. Potential host ranges of three Asian larval parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Pest Science.
DiGiacomo G, MG Gullickson, M Rogers, HH Peterson, and WD Hutchison. 2021. Partial budget analysis of exclusion netting and organic-certified insecticides for management of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) on small farms in the upper Midwest. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Disi JO and AA Sial. 2021. Laboratory selection and assessment of resistance risk in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to spinosad and malathion. Insects.
Fanning P, S Lanka, S Mermer, S Van Timmeren, H Andrews, S Hesler, G Loeb, F Drummond, N Wiman,V Walton, AA Sial, and R Isaacs. 2021. Field and laboratory testing of feeding stimulants to enhance insecticide efficacy against Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Grant JA and AA Sial. 2021. Evaluation of wild flora surrounding blueberry fields as viable hosts of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Georgia. Insects.
Lewald KM, A Abrieux, DA Wilson, Y Lee, WR Conner, F Andreazza, EH Beers, HJ Burrack, KM Daane, L Diepenbrock, FA Drummond, PD Fanning, MT Gaffney, SP Hesler, C Ioriatti, R Isaacs, BA Little, GM Loeb, B Miller, DE Nava, D Rendon, AA Sial, C Bezerra da Silva, DG Stockton, S Van Timmeren, A Wallingford, VM Walton, X Wang, B Zhao, FG Zalom, and JC Chiu. 2021. Population structure of Drosophila suzukii and signals of multiple invasions into the continental United States. BioRxiv.
Lewald KM, A Abrieux, DA Wilson, Y Lee, W Conner, F Andreazza, EH Beers, HJ Burrack, KM Daane, L Diepenbrock, F Drummond, PD Fanning, M Gaffney, SP Hesler, C Ioriatti, R Isaacs, BA Little, GM Loeb, B Miller, D Nava, D Rendon, AA Sial, CD Silva, DG Stockton, S Van Timmeren, VM Walton, A Wallingford, XG Wang, B Zhao, FG Zalom, and JC Chiu. 2021. Population genomics of Drosophila suzukii reveal longitudinal population structure and signals of migrations in and out of the continental United States. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
Lue CH, ML Buffington, S Scheffer, M Lewis, TA Elliott, ARI Lindsey, A Driskell, A Jandova, MT Kimura, Y Carton, RR Kula, TA Schlenke, M Mateos, S Govind, J Varaldi, E Guerrieri, M Giorgini, XG Wang, KA Hoelmer, KM Daane, PA Abram, NA Pardikes, JJ Brown, M Thierry, M Poirié, P Goldstein, SE Miller, WD Tracey, JS Davis, FM Jiggins, B Wertheim, OT Lewis, J Leips, PPA Staniczenko, and J Hrcek. 2021. DROP: Molecular voucher database for identification of Drosophila parasitoids. Molecular Ecology Resources.
Schmidt JM, TS Whitehouse, S Neupane, SM Rezende, AA Sial, and TD Gariepy. 2021. Parasitoid communities in the variable agricultural environments of blueberry production in the Southeastern, USA. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Schöneberg T, MT Lewis, HJ Burrack, M Grieshop, R Isaacs, D Rendon, M Rogers, N Rothwell, AA Sial, VM Walton, and KA Hamby. 2021. Cultural control of Drosophila suzukii in small fruit current and pending tactics in the U. S. Insects.
Tait G, S Mermer, D Stockton, J Lee, S Avosani, A Abrieux, G Anfora, E Beers, A Biondi, H Burrack, D Cha, JC Chiu, M Choi, K Cloonan, MC Crava, KM Daane, DT Dalton, L Diepenbrock, P Fanning, F Ganjisaffar, M Gómez, L Gut, A Grassi, K Hamby, K Hoelmer, C Ioriatti, R Isaacs, J Klick, L Kraft, G Loeb, MV Rossi-Stacconi, R Nieri, F Pfab, S Puppato, D Rendon, J Renkema, C Rodriguez-Saona, M Rogers, F Sassù, T Schöneberg, MJ Scott, M Seagraves, A Sial, S Van Timmeren, A Wallingford, XG Wang, DA Yeh, FG Zalom, and VM Walton. 2021. Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A decade of research towards a sustainable integrated pest management program. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Wang XG, A Biondi, BA Hogg, and KM Daane. 2021. Plasticity of body growth and development in two cosmopolitan pupal parasitoids. Biological Control.
Wang XG, A Biondi, AN Nance, L Zappalà, KA Hoelmer, and KM Daane. 2021. Assessment of Asobara japonica as a potential biological control agent for the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Entomologia Generalis
Wang XG, KM Daane, KA Hoelmer, and JC Lee. 2021. Biological control of spotted-wing drosophila – an update on promising agents. In J. Pildervasser, F. Garcia [Ed.] Management of Drosophila suzukii. Springer Cham.
Extension publications, 2020
Schöneberg T, and K Hamby. 2020. Does a crop sanitizer (Jet Ag®) reduce spotted-wing drosophila infestation? University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit News
Scientific papers, 2020
Disi JO, S Van Timmeren, B Gress, F Zalom, R Isaacs, and A Sial. 2020. Insecticide residue longevity for on‐site screening of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) resistance. Pest Management Science.
Disi JO, Z Williams, and AA Sial. 2020. Evaluation of best use practices for spear-t in season-long control programs for spotted-wing drosophila adults in Georgia blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Fan X, MI Gomez, SS Atallah and J Conrad. 2020. A bayesian state‐space approach for invasive species management: the case of spotted-wing drosophila. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Kokotovich AE, J Delborne, J Elsensohn and H Burrack. 2020. Emerging technologies for invasive insects: the role of engagement. Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
Mermer S, F Pfab, G Tait, R Isaacs, P Fanning, S Timmeren, G Loeb, S Hesler, AA Sial, J Hunter, H Bal, F Drummond, E Ballman, J Collins, L Xue, D Jing, and V Walton. 2020. Timing and order of different insecticide classes drive control of Drosophila suzukii; a modeling approach. Journal of Pest Science.
Rendon D, KA Hamby, AL Arsenault-Benoit, CM Taylor, RK Evans, CR Roubos, AA Sial, M Rogers, A Petran, S Van Timmeren, P Fanning, R Isaacs, and V Walton. 2020. Mulching as a cultural control strategy for Drosophila suzukii in blueberry. Pest Management Science.
Rossi Stacconi MV, G Tait, D Rendon, A Grassi, G Boyer, R Nieri, and VM Walton. 2020. Gumming up the works: Field tests of a new food-grade gum as behavioral disruptor for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Schöneberg T, A Arsenault-Benoit, CM Taylor, BR Butler, DT Dalton, VM Walton, P Petran, MA Rogers, LM Diepenbrock, HJ Burrack, H Leach, S Van Timmeren, P Fanning, R Isaacs, BE Gress, MP Bolda, FG Zalom, CR Roubos, RK Evans, AA Sial, and KA Hamby. 2020. Small fruit canopy density can affect suitability for Drosophila suzukii. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.
Swoboda-Bhattaraic KA and HJ Burrack. 2020. Diurnal and seasonal activity patterns of Drosophilid species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) present in blackberry agroecosystems with a focus on spotted-wing drosophila. Environmental Entomology.
Urbaneja-Bernat P, D Polk, F Sanchez-Pedraza, B Benrey, J Salamanca and C Rodriguez-Saona. 2020. Non-crop habitats serve as a potential source of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to adjacent cultivated highbush blueberries. The Canadian Entomologist.
Van Timmeren S, PD Fanning, T Schöneberg, K Hamby, J Lee, and R Isaacs. 2020. Exploring the efficacy and mechanisms of a crop sterilant for reducing infestation by spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Wang XG, A Biondi, and KM Daane. 2020. Functional responses of three candidate Asian larval parasitoids evaluated for classical biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Wang XG, J Lee, KM Daane, M Buffington, and KA Hoelmer. 2020. Biological control of Drosophila suzukii. CAB Reviews.
Yeh DA, FA Drummond, MI Gomez and X Fan. 2020. The economic impacts and management of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): the case of wild blueberries in Maine. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Extension publications, 2019
Rendon D, S Mermer, L Brewer, D Dalton, C Bezerra Da Silva, J Lee, R Nieri, K Park, F Pfab, G Tait, M Rossi-Stacconi, N Wiman, and V Walton. 2019. Cultural control strategies to manage spotted-wing drosophila. Oregon SU Extension, EM 9262.
Rossi-Stacconi M, L Brewer, B Miller, D Dalton, J Lee, K Park, F Pfab, V Walton, and C Bezerra Da Silva. 2019. Biocontrol of spotted-wing drosophila. Oregon SU Extension, EM 9269.
Schöneberg T, and K Hamby. 2019. Potential of trellising for cultural management of spotted-wing drosophila in blackberries and raspberries. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit News October 2019
Tait G, D Rendon, L Brewer, D Dalton, J Lee, R Nieri, K Park, F Pfab, M Rossi-Stacconi, and V Walton. 2019. Non-crop host plants used by spotted-wing drosophila. Oregon SU Extension, EM 9264.
Tait G, M Rossi-Stacconi, B Miller, D Dalton, J Lee, K Park, V Walton, T Peerbolt, and L Brewer. 2019. Monitoring techniques for spotted-wing drosophila. Oregon SU Extension, EM 9267.
V Walton, M Rossi-Stacconi, G Tait, D Rendon, J Lee, R Nieri, and L Brewer. (2019). Host range and characteristics affecting fruit susceptibility to spotted-wing drosophila. Oregon SU Extension, EM 9263.
Scientific papers, 2019
Ballman E and FA Drummond. 2019. Larval movement of spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.
Bezerra Da Silva CS, KR Park, RA Blood, and VM Walton. 2019. Intraspecific competition affects the pupation behavior of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii). Scientific Reports.
Bezerra Da Silva CS, BE Price, A Soohoo-Hui, and VM Walton. 2019. Factors affecting the biology of Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a parasitoid of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii). PloS ONE.
Bezerra Da Silva CS, BE Price, and VM Walton. 2019. Water-deprived parasitic wasps (Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae) kill more pupae of a pest (Drosophila suzukii) as a water-intake strategy. Scientific Reports.
Cloonan KR, J Hernández-Cumplido, ALV De Sousa, DG Ramalho, HJ Burrack, L Della Rosa, LM Diepenbrock, FA Drummond, LJ Gut, S Hesler, R Issacs, H Leach, GM Loeb, AL Nielsen, P Nitzsche, KR Park, Z Syed, S Van Timmeren, AK Wallingford, VM Walton, and C Rodriguez-Saona. 2019. Laboratory and field evaluation of host-related foraging odor-cue combinations to attract Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Disi JO and AA Sial. 2019. Efficacy of HOOK SWD attract-and-kill SPLAT for management of spotted-wing drosophila in Georgia rabbiteye blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Drummond FA, E Ballman, and JA Collins. 2019. Spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)) adult movement, activity, and oviposition behavior in Maine wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Drummond FA, J Collins, and E Ballman. 2019. Population dynamics of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)) in Maine wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton). Insects.
Fanning P, BE Luttinen, AE Johnson, EM Espeland, NT Jahn and R Isaacs. 2019. Behavioral and physiological resistance to desiccation in spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Environmental Entomology.
Giorgini M, X Wang, Y Wang, F Chen, E Hougardy, H Zhang, Z Chen, H Chen, X Liu, P Casconea, G Formisano, G Carvalho, A Biondi, M Bluffington, KM Daane, KA Hoelmer and E Guerrieri. 2019. Exploration for native parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii in China reveals a diversity of parasitoid species and narrow host range of the dominant parasitoid. Journal of Pest Science.
Green CK, PJ Moore and AA Sial. 2019. Impact of heat stress on development and fertility of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drsophilidae). Journal of Insect Physiology.
Gress BE and FG Zalom. 2019. Identification and risk assessment of spinosad resistance in a California population of Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science.
Hougardy E, BN Hogg, X Wang and KM Daane. 2019. Comparison of thermal performances of two Asian larval parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii. Biological Control.
Hunter JH and AA Sial. 2019. Efficacy of improved management program in comparison with grower standard program to control Drosophila suzukii in rabbiteye blueberry, 2017. Arthropod Management Tests.
Klick J, CR Rodriguez-Saona, JH Cumplido, RJ Holdcraft, WH Urrutia, RO da Silva, R Borges, A Mafra-Neto, and MP Seagraves. 2019. Testing a novel attract-and-kill strategy for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) management. Journal of Insect Science.
Leach H, J Stone, S Van Timmeren and R Isaacs. 2019. Stage-specific and seasonal induction of the overwintering morph of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Insect Science.
Leach H, S Van Timmeren and R Isaacs. 2019. Predicting within- and between-year variation in populations of the invasive spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in a temperate region. Environmental Entomology.
Lee JC, X Wang, KM Daane, KA Hoelmer, R Isaacs, AA Sial, and VM Walton. 2019. Biological control of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae)—current and pending tactics. Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
Mermer S, F Pfab, GA Hoheisel, HY Bahlol, L Khot, DT Dalton, LJ Brewer, MV Rossi Stacconi, C Zhang, L Xue, and VM Walton. 2019. Canopy spray deposition and related mortality impacts of commonly used insecticides on Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) populations in blueberry. Pest Management Science.
Rendon D, KA Hamby, AL Arsenault‐Benoit, CM Taylor, RK Evans, CR Roubos, AA Sial, M Rogers, A Petran, SV Timmeren, P Fanning, R Isaacs, and VM Walton. 2019. Mulching as a cultural control strategy for Drosophila suzukii in blueberry. Pest Management Science.
Rendon D, and VM Walton. 2019. Drip and overhead sprinkler irrigation in blueberry as cultural control for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Northwestern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Rendon D, V Walton, G Tait, J Buser, IL Souza, A Wallingford, G Loeb, and J Lee. 2019. Interactions among morphotype, nutrition, and temperature impact fitness of an invasive fly. Ecology and Evolution.
Rodriguez-Saona C, KR Cloonan, F Sanchez-Pedraza, Y Zhou, MM Giusti, and B Benrey. 2019. Differential susceptibility of wild and cultivated blueberries to an invasive frugivorous pest. Journal of chemical ecology.
Rodriguez-Saona C, C Vincent, and R Isaacs. 2019. Blueberry IPM: past successes and future challenges. Annual Review of Entomology.
Roubos CR, BK Gautam, P Fanning, S Van Timmeren, JM Spies, OE Liburd, R Isaacs, S Curry, BA Little, and AA Sial. 2019. Evaluation of adjuvants to improve control of spotted-wing drosophila in Organic fruit production. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Roubos CR, BK Gautam, R Isaacs, PD Fanning, S Van Timmeren, JM Spies, OE Liburd, R Isaacs, S Curry, BA Little, and AA Sial. 2019. Impact of phagostimulants on effectiveness of OMRI-listed materials for control of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura). Journal of Applied Entomology.
Sarkar N, EM Rhodes, J Spies, CR Roubos, BA Little, AA Sial, PD Fanning, R Isaacs and OE Liburd. 2019. Evaluation of non-target effects of OMRI-listed insecticides for management of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura in berry crops. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Schmidt JM, TS Whitehouse, CK Green, H Krehenwinkel, R Schmidt-Jeffris and AA Sial. 2019. Local and landscape-scale heterogeneity shape spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) activity and natural enemy abundance: implications for trophic interactions. Agriculture, Ecosystems, & Environment.
Sial AA, CR Roubos, BK Gautam, PD Fanning, SV Timmeren, JM Spies, A Petran, MA Rogers, OE Liburd, BA Little, S Curry, and R Isaacs. 2019. Evaluation of organic insecticides for management of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in berry crops. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Stockton D, R Brown and G Loeb. 2019. Not very hungry? Discovering the hidden food sources of a small fruit specialist, Drosophila suzukii. Ecological Entomology.
Stockton DG, A Wallingford, D Rendon, P Fanning, CK Green, L Diepenbrock, E Ballman, VM Walton, R Isaacs, H Leach, AA Sial, F Drummond, H Burrack and GM Loeb. 2019. Interactions between biotic and abiotic factors affect survival in overwintering Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Environmental Entomology.
Van Timmeren S, AA Sial, S Lanka, N Spaulding, and R Isaacs. 2019. Development of a rapid assessment method for detecting insecticide resistance in spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii). Pest Management Science.
Wang X, E Hougardy, AH Nance, BN Hogg, KA Hoelmer and KM Daane. 2019. Potential competitive outcomes among three solitary larval endoparasitoids as candidate agents for classical biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Biological Control.
Wang X, G Kaçar, and KM Daane. 2019. Temporal dynamics of host use by Drosophila suzukii in California’s San Joaquin Valley: implications for area-wide pest management. Insects.
Scientific papers, 2018
Cha DH, GM Loeb, CE Linn Jr, SP Hesler, and PJ Landolt. 2018. A multiple-choice bioassay approach for rapid screening of key attractant volatiles. Environmental Entomology.
Cloutier T, J Collins and FA Drummond. 2018. Octabor (disodium octaborate tetrahydrate) as a low toxicity control tactic for the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Journal of Agricultural Studies.
Diepenbrock LM, JG Lundgren, TL Sit, and HJ Burrack. 2018. Detecting specific resource use by Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) using gut content analysis. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Diepenbrock LM and DR McPhie. 2018. Use of a novel host plant Family, Basallaceae, by Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.
Elsensohn, J and G Loeb. 2018. Non-crop host sampling yields insights into small-scale population dynamics of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Insects.
Evans RK, MD Toews, and AA Sial. 2018. Effect of short and long-term heat stress on reproductive potential of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Thermal Biology.
Fanning PD, A VanWoerkom, JC Wise, R Isaacs. 2018. Assessment of a commercial spider venom peptide against spotted-wing Drosophila and interaction with adjuvants. Journal of Pest Science.
Grassi A, A Gottardello, DT Dalton, G Tait, D Rendon, C Loriatti, D Gibeaut, R Stacconi, M Valerio and VM Walton. 2018. Seasonal reproductive biology of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in temperate climates. Environmental Entomology.
Jaffe BD, A Avanesyan, HK Bal, Y Feng, J Grant, MJ Grieshop, JC Lee, OE Liburd, E Rhodes, C Rodriguez-Saona, AA Sial, A Zhang, and C Guedot. 2018. Multistate comparison of attractants and the impact of fruit development stage on trapping Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in raspberry and blueberry. Environmental Entomology.
Kirkpatrick DM, LJ Gut, and JR Miller. 2018. Estimating monitoring trap plume reach and trapping area for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Michigan tart cherry. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Kirkpatrick DM, LJ Gut, and JR Miller. 2018. Development of a novel dry, sticky trap design incorporating visual cues for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Kirkpatrick DM, HL Leach, P Xu, R Isaacs, and LJ Gut. 2018. Comparative antennal and behavioral responses of summer and winter morph Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to ecologically relevant volatiles. Environmental Entomology.
Loriatti C, R Guzzon, G Anfora, F Ghidoni, V Mazzoni, TR Villegas, DT Dalton and VM Walton. 2018. Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) contributes to the development of sour rot in grape. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Pfab F, MVR Stacconi, G Anfora, A Grassi, V Walton and A Pugliese. 2018. Optimized timing of parasitoid release: a mathematical model for biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Theoretical Ecology.
RendonD, JC Lee, G Tait, J Buser and VM Walton. 2018. Survival and fecundity parameters of two Drosophila suzukii morphs on variable diet under suboptimal temperatures. Journal of Insect Science.
Tait G, C Kaiser, MV Rossi-Stacconi, DT Dalton, G Anfora and VM Walton. 2018. A food-grade gum as a management tool for Drosophila suzukii. Bulletin of Insectology.
Wallingford AK, KB Rice, TC Leskey, G Loeb. 2018. Overwintering behavior of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, and potential springtime diets for egg maturation. Environmental Entomology.
Wang XG, AH Nance, JML Jones, KA Hoelmer, KM Daane. 2018. Aspects of the biology and reproductive strategy of two Asian larval parasitoids evaluated for classical biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Biological Control.
Wang XG, MA Serrato, Y Son, VM Walton, KM Daane. 2018. Thermal performance of two indigenous pupal parasitoids attacking the invasive Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Environmental Entomology.
Wong, J, A Wallingford, G Loeb, and J Lee. 2018. Physiological status of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) affects their response to attractive odors. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Scientific papers, 2017
Alnajjar G, J Collins and FA Drummond. 2017. Behavioral and preventative management of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Maine wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) through attract and kill trapping and insect exclusion-netting. International Journal of Entomology and Nematology.
Biondi A, XG Wang, JC Miller, B Miller, PW Shearer, L Zappalà, G Siscaro, VM Walton, KA Hoelmer, and KM Daane. 2017. Innate olfactory responses of Asobara japonica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) towards fruits infested by the invasive spotted-wing drosophila. Journal of Insect Behavior.
Cha, DH, S Hesler, A Wallingford, F Zaman, P Jentsch, J Nyrop, and G Loeb. Comparison of commercial lures and food baits for early detection of fruit infestation risk by Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Diepenbrock LM and HJ Burrack. 2017. Variation of within-microhabitat use by Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blackberry. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Diepenbrock LM, JA Hardin and HJ Burrack. 2017. Season-long programs for control of Drosophila suzukii in southeastern United States blackberries. Crop Protection.
Evans R, M Toews, A Sial. 2017. Diel periodicity of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosphilidae) under field conditions. PLoS One.
Farnsworth D, M Bolda, R Goodhue, J Williams and F Zalom. 2017. Economic analysis of revenue losses and control costs associated with the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in the California raspberry industry. Pest Management Science.
Kaçar G, XG Wang, A Biondi, and KM Daane. 2017. Linear functional response by two pupal Drosophila parasitoids foraging within single or multiple patch environments. PLoS One.
Mishra R, JC Chiu, G Hua, NR Tawari, MJ Adang and AA Sial. 2017. High throughput sequencing reveals Drosophila suzukii responses to insecticides. Insect Science.
Rosensteel DO and AA Sial. 2017. Efficacy of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii in high-bush blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Rosensteel DO and AA Sial. 2017. Efficacy of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii in rabbiteye blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Swoboda-Bhattarai KA, DR McPhie, and HJ Burrack. 2017. Reproductive status of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) females influences attraction to fermentation-based baits and ripe fruits. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Van Timmeren S, LM Diepenbrock, MA Bertone, HJ Burrack, and R Isaacs. 2017. A filter method for improved monitoring of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) larvae in fruit. Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
Woltz JM, NG Wiman and JC Lee. 2017. Two Pests Overlap: Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) use of fruit exposed to Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
Scientific papers, 2016
Abrieux A and JC Chiu. 2016. Oral delivery of dsRNA by microbes: beyond pest control. Communicative and Integrative Biology.
Aly, MFK, DA Kraus, and HJ Burrack. 2016. Effects of post-harvest cold storage on the development and survival of immature Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) in artificial diet and fruit. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Asplen MK, G Anfora, A Biondi, D Choi, D Chu, KM Daane, P Gibert, AP Gutierrez, KA Hoelmer, WD Hutchison, R Isaacs, Z Jiang, Z Kárpáti, MT Kimura, M Pascual, CR Philips, C Plantamp, L Ponti, G Vétek, H Vogt, VM Walton, Y Yu, L Zappalà and N Desneux. Invasion Biology of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities. Journal of Pest Science.
Daane KM, X Wang, A Biondi, B Miller, JC Miller, H Riedl, PW Shearer, E Guerrieri, M Giorgini, M Buffington, K van Achterberg, Y Song, T Kang, H Yi, C Jung, DW Lee, BK Chung, KA Hoelmer, and VM Walton. 2016. First exploration of parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii in South Korea as potential classical biological agents. Journal of Pest Science.
Diepenbrock, LM, KA Swoboda-Bhattarai, and HJ Burrack. 2016. Oviposition preference, fidelity, and fitness of Drosophila suzukii in a co-occurring crop and non-crop host system. Journal of Pest Science.
Diepenbrock LM and HJ Burrack. 2016. Variation of within-microhabitat use by Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blackberry. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Evans RK, MD Toews and AA Sial. 2016. Diel periodicity of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) under field conditions. PLoS One.
Grant JA and AA Sial. 2016. Potential of muscadine grapes as a viable host of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blueberry producing regions of the Southeastern U.S. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Hamby KA, DE Bellamy, JC Chiu, JC Lee, VM Walton, NG Wiman, and A Biondi. 2016. Biotic and abiotic factors impacting development, behavior, phenology, and reproductive biology of Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Pest Science.
Haye T, P Girod, AGS Cuthberstson, XG Wang, KM Daane, K Hoelmer, C Baroffio, J Zhang, and N Desneux. 2016. Current SWD IPM tactics and their practical implementation in fruit crops across different regions around the world. Journal of Pest Science.
Hickner P, C Rivaldi, C Johnson, M Siddappaji, G Raster, and Z Syed. 2016. The making of a pest: Insights from the evolution of chemosensory receptor families in a pestiferous and invasive fly, Drosophila suzukii. BMC Genomics.
Shearer PW, J West, VM Walton, P Brown, N Svetec, and J Chiu. 2016. Seasonal cues induce phenotypic plasticity of Drosophila suzukii to enhance winter survival. BMC Ecology.
Tochen S, VM Walton and JC Lee. 2016. Impact of floral feeding on adult Drosophila suzukii survival and nutrient status. Journal of Pest Science.
Wallingford A, J Lee and G Loeb. 2016. The influence of temperature and photoperiod on the reproductive diapause and cold tolerance of spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Entomologia Exerimentalis et Applicata.
Wallingford A and GM Loeb. 2016. Developmental acclimation of Drosophila suzukii and its effect on diapause and winter stress tolerance. Environmental Entomology.
Walton VM, HJ Burrack, DT Dalton, R Isaacs, NG Wiman, and C Ioriatti. 2016. Past Present and future Drosophila suzukii distribution, impact and management in United States berry fruits. Acta Horticulturae.
Wang XG, G Kaçar, A Biondi, and KM Daane. 2016. Foraging efficiency and outcomes of interactions of two pupal parasitoids attacking spotted-wing drosophila. Biological Control.
Wang XG, G Kaçar, A Biondi, and KM Daane. 2016. Life-history and host preference of the pupal parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae of spotted-wind drosophila. BioControl
Wang XG, TG Stewart, A Biondi, BM Chavez, C Ingels, JA Caprile, J Grant, Walton VM, and KM Daane. 2016. Population dynamics and ecology of Drosophila suzukii in Central California. Journal of Pest Science.
Wiman NG, G Anfora, A Biondi, JC Chiu, KM Daane, DT Dalton, B Gerdeman, A Gottardello, KA Hamby, R Isaacs, A Grassi, C Ioriatti, JC Lee, B Miller, MV Rossi Stacconi, PW Shearer, L Tanigoshi, X Wang and VM Walton. 2016. Drosophila suzukii population response to the environment and management strategies. Journal of Pest Science.
Scientific papers, 2015
Asplen MK, G Anfora, A Biondi, DS Choi, D Chu, KM Daane, P Gibert, AP Gutierrez, KA Hoelmer, WD Hutchison, R Isaacs, ZL Jiang, Z Kárpáti, M T Kimura, M Pascual, CR Philips, C Plantamp, L Ponti, G Vétek, H Vogt, VM Walton, YY, L Zappalà, and N Desneux. 2015. Invasion biology of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities. Journal of Pest Science.
Diepenbrock LM, DO Rosensteel, JA Hardin, AA Sial, and HJ Burrack. 2015. Season-long programs for control of Drosophila suzukii in Southeastern U.S. blueberries. Crop Protection.
Gautam BK, BA Little, MD Taylor, JL Jacobs, WE Lovett, RM Holland, and AA Sial. 2015. Effect of simulated rainfall on the effectiveness of insecticides against spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Crop Protection.
Lee JC, DT Dalton, KA Swoboda-Bhattarai, DJ Bruck, HJ Burrack, BC Strik, JM Woltz, and VM Walton. 2015 Characterization and manipulation of fruit susceptibility to Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Pest Science.
Miller B, G Anfora, M Buffington, KM Daane, DT Dalton, KM Hoelmer, MV Stacconi, A Grassi, C Ioriatti, A Loni, JC Miller, M. Quantar, X. Wang, NG Wiman, and VM Walton. 2015. Seasonal occurrence of resident parasitoids associated with Drosophila suzukii in two small fruit production regions of Italy and the USA. Bulletin of Insectology.
Rosensteel DO, and AA Sial. 2015. Season-long management of Drosophila suzukii in southern highbush blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Rosensteel DO and AA Sial. 2015. Season-long management of Drosophila suzukii in rabbiteye blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests.
Tochen S, JM Woltz, DT Dalton, JC Lee, NG Wiman, and VM Walton. 2015. Humidity affects populations of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blueberry. Journal of Applied Entomology.
Symposium Proceedings, 2015-2022
Rendon D, V Walton, K Hamby, A Arsenault, C Roubos, AA Sial, P Fanning, SV Timmeren, R Isaacs, A Petran, and M Rogers. 2018. Mulching and irrigation management for cultural control of Drosophila suzukii. Proceedings of 9th International IPM Symposium, pp. 40-41.
Sial AA. 2015. Optimizing IPM programs for spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Proceedings of 8th International IPM Symposium, pp. 88.
Sial AA. 2022. Effectiveness of alternatives to broad-spectrum insecticides to manage spotted-wing drosophila in Southeastern blueberry systems. 10th International IPM Symposium, pp. 58.
Sial AA, H Burrack, M Grieshop, C Guedot, K Hamby, R Isaacs, D Johnson, J Lee, T Leskey, O Liburd, J Popp, M Rogers, V Walton, M Rogers, F Zalom, B Little, and C Roubos. 2018. Integrating cultural, behavioral, and chemical strategies to improve organic management of spotted-wing drosophila. Proceedings of 9th International IPM Symposium, pp. 99.
Sial AA, J Jacobs, W Lovett, RM Holland, and G Rains. 2015. Optimizing IPM programs for spotted-wing drosophila. Proceedings of 8th International IPM Symposium, pp. 88.
Sial AA, C Roubos, V Walton, C Rodriguez-Saona, R Isaacs, K Hamby, M Rogers, O Liburd, D Johnson, F Zalom, K Daane, H Burrack, J Lee, and P Fanning. 2022. Strategies to manage spotted-wing drosophila in organic systems. Proceedings of 10th International IPM Symposium, pp. 41.
Tait G, R Chave, S Mermer, E Harris, C Adams, J Klick, C Castillo, M Corradi, A Grassi, M Rossi-Stacconi, F Ganjisaffer, F Zalom, G Loeb, N Afflito, C Rodriguez-Saona, A Sial, P Fanning, R Isaacs, S Timmeren, and V Walton. 2022. Open-field observations and implementation of an attract-and kill strategy against Drosophila suzukii. Proceedings of 10th International IPM Symposium, pp. 40.