2012 - Washington Red Raspberry Commission
2012 - Washington Red Raspberry Commission
2012 - Washington Red Raspberry Commission
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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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