Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

WERA 1021: Spotted Wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management Report, 2012 The WERA 1021 project was approved to begin on October 1, 2012. Accomplishments reported include activities that commenced prior to this start date but were engaged in during the course of the current project. Activities Annual meeting. November 7, 2012, Portland, OR. eFly SWD Working Group Meeting. 20-21 September 2012. Raleigh, NC. NE IPM SWD Working Group Meeting. 1 November 2012. Raleigh, NC. Scientific Presentations Barrantes, L.D., D.B. Walsh, and M. Hauser. 13 November 2012. Preferences of four species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) for differents bait types and crop varieties in south-central Washington State, U.S.A. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Barrantes, L.D., M. Hauser, and D. Walsh. 27 March 2012. Trapping study of species of the genus Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Benton County, Washington. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Beers, E.H., P.W. Shearer, and R.A. Van Steenwyk. 13 November 2012. Management of spotted wing drosophila in west coast sweet cherries: A short ride on the IPM continuum. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Brown, P.H., P.W. Shearer, H.M.A. Thistlewood, J.C. Miller. 13 November 2012. Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae: A potential biological control agent of spotted wing drosophilia, Drosophila suzukii. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Brown, P.H., P.W. Shearer, and S. Castagnoli. 27 March 2012. Spotted wing drosophila in Oregon: an update from the mid-Columbia region. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Bruck, D., A.J. Dreves, P.W. Shearer, L. Tanigoshi, K.A. Hamby, F.G. Zalom, T. Huppelsheuser, J.C. Lee, and A. Cave. 27 March 2012. Management of spotted wing drosophila in west coast small fruits. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Burrack, H.J. 29 October 2012. Status, biology, and management of Drosophila suzukii in the southeastern United States. Department of Entomology Seminar Series. University of Georgia, Athens. Burrack, H.J. 29 November 2012. Spotted wing drosophila status, biology, and management efforts in the southeastern United States. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference. Rutgers, New Jersey. Burrack, H.J. 11-14 November 2012. Drosophila suzukii in the southeast: monitoring and managing a devastating, yet unregulated, invasive pest. In Invasive Insects: A Global Regulatory Challenge. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Burrack, H.J. 11-14 November 2012. Distribution, impact, and management of invasive pests of fruit in the southeastern US. In Proceeding Along the IPM Continuum: Developing Multifaceted Approaches for Invasive Species. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Burrack, H.J., J. Price, R. Isaacs, D. Horton, C. Rodriguez-Saona, J.P. Smith, and G. Loeb. 20 August 2012. Drosophila suzukii host selection and utilization in eastern United States agroecosystems. In Biology and Control of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. International Congress of Entomology. Daegu, Korea. Burrack, H.J. 17 March 2012. The handoff: the need for invasive species coordination between regulators, researchers, and stakeholders. Seventh International IPM Symposium. Memphis, TN. Burrack, H.J.1 6 March 2012. Status, biology, and management of Drosophila suzukii in the eastern US. Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR. Dreves, A.J., A. Ohrn, D. Bruck, and J.C. Lee. 13 November 2012. Preventative management and landscape ecology of Drosophila suzukii. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Dreves, A.J., A. Ohrn, L. Coop, D. Bruck, and J.C. Lee. 27 March 2012. Spotting the uninvited: monitoring winter survival, adult activity, and fruit infestation of Drosophila suzukii. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Hamby, K.A., M.B. Bolda, M.E. Sheehan, and F.G. Zalom. 20 August 2012. Seasonal biology of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in California raspberries. International Congress of Entomology. Daegu, Korea. Haviland, D.R. and S.M. Rill. 13 November 2012. Phenology of the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in the lower San Joaquin Valley of California. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Isaacs, R. 17 March 2012. Integrating SWD management into established blueberry IPM programs for the Great Lakes region. Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Hartford, CT. Kleiber, J., J.C. Lee, M. Qian, D.M. Suckling, C.R. Unelius, D. Bruck. 13 November 2012. Optimizing a bait for Drosophila suzukii to aid in monitoring, decision making and management. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Klick, J., W.Q. Yang, J.R. Hagler, A.J. Dreves, and D. Bruck. 12 November 2012. Immunomarking field perimeters to determine Drosophila suzukii movement into red raspberries. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Klick, J., W.Q. Yang, A.J. Dreves, and V.M. Walton. 27 March 2012. Management of Drosophila suzukii with minimal insecticide inputs. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Kraus, D.A. and H.J. Burrack.1 6 March 2012. Measuring the preference and performance of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) across small fruit crops. Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR. Lee, J.C. and D. Bruck. 27 March 2012. Alternative hosts and standard trap for spotted wing drosophila. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Ohrn, A. and A.J. Dreves. 27 March 2012. Living on the edge: the interaction between spotted wing drosophila, crop, and surrounding habitat. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Polk, D. and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 17 March 2012. Monitoring and distribution of SWD in NJ in 2011. Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Hartford, CT. Price, J.F. 27 March 2012. Seasonal occurrence and alternative hosts of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in Florida. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Price, J.F. 6 March 2012. Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) biology, ecology, and hosts in Florida. Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR. Rill, S.M. and D.R. Haviland. 27 March 2012. Influence of citrus on overwintering and early spring populations of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in the lower San Joaquin Valley of California. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Shearer, P.W, 7-12 October 2012. Drosophila suzukii in the USA: monitoring and management in berries and cherries. International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production. Kusadasi, Turkey. Shearer, P.W., R.A. Van Steenwyk, D.J. Bruck, E.H. Beers, and L.K. Tanigoshi. 20 August 2012. Spotted wing drosophila, a new berry and berry pest in the western U.S.A. International Congress of Entomology. Daegu, Korea. Shearer, P.W. 17 March 2012. Spotted Wing Drosophila, a pest of berries and cherries in the western USA. Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Hartford, CT. Tochen, S.L. and V.M. Walton. 26 March 2012. Drosophila suzukii degree-day modeling and field validation in the Willamette Valley. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Van Steenwyk, R.A. 20 August 2012. Control of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in California cherries. International Congress of Entomology. Daegu, Korea. Van Timmeren, S., R. Isaacs, K.S. Mason, C.R. Roubos, and K. ODonnell. 11 November 2012. Evaluation of baits for improved trapping of spotted wing drosophila. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Vilaire, A.R., L.C. Lavine, and D.B. Walsh. 12 November 2012. Differences in oviposition preferences of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, on grape varieties: recommendations for control. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Walton, V.M., S. Tochen, and J. Lee. 20 August 2012. Determining biological parameters of spotted wing drosophila. International Congress of Entomology. Daegu, Korea. Zalom, F.G., K. Hamby, D. Bruck, P. Shearer, and J. Chiu. 20 August 2012. Insecticide resistance monitoring in Drosophila suzukii. International Congress of Entomology. Daegu, Korea. Symposia organized Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. 11-14 November 2012. Proceeding along the IPM continuum: developing multifaceted approaches for invasive species. Knoxville, TN. International Congress of Entomology. 20 August 2012. Biology and control of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Daegu, Korea. Seventh International IPM Symposium. 27 March 2012. Making the handoff: moving invasive species from regulation to management. Memphis, TN. Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. 17 March 2012. Status of the spotted wing drosophila in the US. Hartford, CT. Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. 6 March 2012. Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii in the southeast: spread, status, and management challenges. Little Rock, AR.

Peer reviewed publications, 2012 Burrack, H.J., J.P. Smith, D.G. Pfeiffer, G. Koehler, and J. LaForest. 2012. Using volunteer-based networks to track Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) an invasive pest of fruit crops. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 4. Dean, D., J.F. Price, G. Steck, and C.A. Nagle. 2013. Development and impact of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in Florida strawberries. International Journal of Fruit Science. 13: 67-75. Hamby, K.A., A. Hernandez, K. Boundy-Mills, F.G. Zalom. 2012. Associations of yeasts with spotted-wing Drosophila; Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Cherries and Raspberries. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78: 4869-4873. Haviland, D.R. and E.H. Beers. 2012. Chemical control programs for Drosophila suzukii that comply with international limitations on pesticide residues for exported sweet cherries. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 3. Lee, J.C., H.J. Burrack, L.D. Barrantes, E.H. Beers, A.J. Dreves, K. Hamby, D.R. Haviland, R. Isaacs, T. Richardson, P. Shearer, C.A. Stanley, D.B. Walsh, V.M. Walton, and F.G. Zalom. 2012. Evaluation of monitoring traps for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology. 105: 1350-1357. Pfeiffer, D., T.C. Leskey, and H.J. Burrack. 2012. Threatening the harvest: the threat from three invasive insects in late season vineyards. In Grape Pests in Eastern North America. Ed. Isaacs, R., N. Bostanian, and C. Vincent. Springer, London. pp. 449-474.