Information for Ontario fruit growers
Spotted wing drosophila trap captures continue to escalate. Second generation females are now active in most areas. Using a degreeContinue Reading
( Expansion of regulated area for blueberry maggot from CFIA website http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-protection/insects/blueberry-maggot/2015-07-10/eng/1436469842135/1436469843025) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded theContinue Reading
Spotted wing drosophila trap catches continue, predominantly in southern Ontario. In recent weeks we trapped SWD in Essex, Kent, Elgin,Continue Reading
Spotted wing drosophila trap catches continue, predominantly in southern Ontario. Numbers are starting to increase in earliest areas. Wild fruitContinue Reading
by J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULEContinue Reading
SWD is being trapped now , especially in early areas in southwestern Ontario. Growers with raspberries ripening in southwestern OntarioContinue Reading
Small, deep round holes in strawberry fruit may be evidence of sap beetle damage (Fig.1). This type of injury mayContinue Reading
Spotted wing drosophila adults are active already. We have found low numbers of flies at sites in Essex, Norfolk Oxford,Continue Reading
A regional monitoring program for Spotted Wing Drosophila is being coordinated by Erin Hanna, OBGA, and OMAFRA. SWD traps forContinue Reading