A single male SWD was caught in one of four yeast-baited apple cider vinegar red solo cup traps set in a summer raspberry planting, variety Prelude, in Onondaga County on July 8, 2014. Fruit is ripe and being harvested. At this time the SWD population is very
low. The weather in central NY had been cool at night with daytime temperatures in the upper 70′s and low 80′s. More on this find is at
http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2014/07/11/onondaga-county-first-find/. (Accumulated GDD 1169; day length 15:09)
A single female SWD was caught in one of four yeast-baited apple cider vinegar red solo cup traps set in a summer raspberry planting in Cayuga County, also on on July 8, 2014. Fruit at this location is ripe and nearing the end of harvest. More on this find
is at
http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2014/07/11/cayuga-county-first-find/. (Accumulated GDD 1124; day length 15:05)