Tag: Danielle Kirkpatrick

Testing Shows Dry, Red Sticky Traps Improve Spotted-Wing Drosophila Monitoring

A new study finds spotted-wing drosophila prefer red, glue-covered monitoring traps made of plastic rectangles or spheres compared to the most commonly used clear deli-cup traps. The findings will advance the pursuit of more efficient and effective monitoring techniques for the pest.

Entomology Today May 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

Study Shines a (Fluorescent) Light on Invasive Fruit Fly Trapping

To estimate the catch rate of traps for invasive spotted-wing drosophila fruit flies in tart cherry orchards, researchers at Michigan State University first marked thousands of flies with fluorescent dust and released them. Then they counted the recaptured flies under ultraviolet light.