SWD Fly Gathering WERA 1021: Spotted-wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management

Organizer(s)

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  Jana Lee

  Horticultural Crops Research Unit- ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Corvallis, Oregon
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  hannah burrack

  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan

Our meeting includes updates from two national SWD grants, and then a focus on SWD postharvest control, new genetic and receptor-based technologies, and use of repellents. A discussion period will follow.

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM EST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jana C. Lee
• 1:05 PM - 1:20 PM EST

  SWD OREI Grant Update
  

  Presenting Author: Ashfaq Sial – University of Georgia
• 1:20 PM - 1:50 PM EST

  SWD SCRI grant update Postharvest control of SWD
  

  Presenting Author: Hannah Joy Burrack
• 1:50 PM - 1:55 PM EST

  Break
• 1:55 PM - 2:10 PM EST

  Application of RNAi and Receptor-i tools for SWD control
  

  Presenting Author: Man-Yeon Choi – USDA-ARS
• 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM EST

  Can aromatic plants be used to repel and help manage spotted-wing drosophila?
  

  Presenting Author: Justin M. Renkema
• 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM EST

  Recent advancements in repellents for behavioral control of SWD
  

  Presenting Author: Gregory M. Loeb – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Dong H. Cha

  Co-Author: Stepehn Hesler – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Linnea Meier – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Dara G. Stockton – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Anna Wallingford – University of New Hampshire

  Co-Author: Gwang Roh – USDA ARS
• 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM EST

  Discussion