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2013 WASHINGTON RED RASPBERRY COMMISSION<br />

RESEARCH PROPOSAL<br />

New Project Proposal<br />

Proposed Duration: (1 year)<br />

Project Title: Trap and bait testing for SWD in Northwest <strong>Washington</strong> Raspberries<br />

PI<br />

Colleen Burrows, WSU Whatcom County<br />

Extension,<br />

Agriculture Special Projects Coordinator<br />

1000 N. Forest St. Suite 201,<br />

Bellingham, WA, 98225.<br />

(360) 676-6736<br />

cburrows@wsu.edu<br />

Co-PI<br />

Chris Benedict, WSU Whatcom County<br />

Extension<br />

Agriculture Extension Educator<br />

1000 N. Forest St. Suite 201,<br />

Bellingham, WA, 98225.<br />

(360) 676-6736<br />

chrisbenedict@wsu.edu<br />

Year Initiated 2013 Current Year 2013 Terminating Year 2014<br />

Total Project Request: Year 1 $4,934 Year 2 $ Year 3 $<br />

Other funding sources:<br />

Agency Name: <strong>Washington</strong> Blueberry <strong>Commission</strong><br />

Amt. Requested: $4,934 will be requested for matching work in blueberries.<br />

Description:<br />

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a significant direct pest of soft fruit, including red<br />

raspberries in Western <strong>Washington</strong>. In recent years, adult mating and subsequent female<br />

ovipositional flight has not begun until well into the raspberry harvest period, generally in late<br />

July, indicating a need to more fully understand flight patterns and timing for first treatment.<br />

This project will test various traps and trap baits for SWD from May through August and in<br />

different locations of the field to determine which combinations are more effective at different<br />

times of the year; this will allow for maximization of an on-farm scouting program to accurately<br />

determine when SWD will become an issue in a given field and, potentially, to monitor<br />

populations after treatment has occurred.<br />

Justification and Background:<br />

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a direct pest of red raspberry and has been found in Western<br />

<strong>Washington</strong> soft fruit with later harvests especially impacted. Many growers feel that they have<br />

adequate management measures but need to more fully know when to expect SWD.<br />

In 2011 and <strong>2012</strong>, WSU Whatcom County coordinated scouting in Northwest <strong>Washington</strong> so<br />

that growers could predict when SWD populations would increase in their fields.<br />

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