Yes, first saw it in nectarine mid-September two years ago. Very ripe, but intact fruit still on trees. SWD love damaged peaches, try to get them all picked before they get too soft. I was in a peach orchard recently where the grower had too many peaches to sell. Many soft ones left on trees, and many on ground -- loaded with SWD. This year has been like nothing I've ever seen with these little guys...
Jon On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Glen Koehler <[email protected]> wrote: > Case in Maine that appears to be SWD attack on intact peaches without > splits or other prior wounds. These peaches were ripening on the tree but > not over-ripe and no splits etc. for easy drosophila oviposition without > having to cut through skin. Until now it seemed that SWD could only lay > eggs in peaches with pre-existing wound. Have other folks seen SWD > infestation of intact peaches? > > > Glen Koehler > University of Maine Cooperative Extension > Pest Management Office > Voice: Office 207-581-3882 <(207)%20581-3882>, Cell 207-485-0918 > <(207)%20485-0918> > 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473 > UMaine Apple IPM https://extension.umaine.edu/ipm/programs/apple/ > Ag-Radar https://extension.umaine.edu/ipm/ag-radar-apple-sites > *Our Changing Climate: It's Real, It's Us, It's Bad, Experts Agree. T**here's > Hope* > > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- JMCEXTMAN Jon Clements [email protected] aka 'Mr Liberty' aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' IM mrhoneycrisp 413.478.7219
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