1. OSU Extension Catalog
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A Detailed Guide for Testing Fruit for the Presence of Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Larvae

Amy J. Dreves, Adam Cave and Jana Lee
EM 9096 | Published October 2014, Reviewed 2023

Summary

This detailed guide illustrates how to test fruit for the presence of the Spotted Wing Drosophila larvae by crushing the fruit, immersing it into a salt or sugar solution, and examining the fruit debris for larvae and pupae.

About the authors

Amy J. Dreves
Entomologist (Former)
Adam Cave
Biological science technician
Jana Lee
Research entomologist
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service
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