Fruit fly monitoring in commercial orchards

Monitoring is an essential part of a commercial fruit fly management program, involving trapping and regular fruit inspection for ‘stings’ and larvae. Monitoring forewarns growers of changes in the fruit fly population, and if comprehensive records are kept, they can be used to understand seasonal abundance patterns and to identify recurring 'hot spots'.  

Ready, Set, Monitor! Traps are set to detect key pests of tree fruit: Codling moth and Oriental fruit moth

Spotted-Wing Drosophila / Cherry / Agriculture: Pest Management Guidelines / UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM)

Population dynamics of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mango orchards in the southeastern mango enclave of Ghana

Monitoring Bactrocera Dorsalis - Hortgro

Bactrocera dorsalis

Organic management of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) in small fruit production systems

Western Cherry Fruit Fly, WSU Tree Fruit

Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards

Using Traps to Monitor Blueberry Fruit Fly in New Hampshire [fact sheet]

Apple Insect Management Overview