Flies

There are three main fly pests of bush fruit:

Blackcurrant leaf midge (Dasineura tetensi)
Blueberry gall midge (Dasineura oxycoccana)
Spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii)

Blackcurrant leaf midge (Dasineura tetensi) Resource List

AHDB resources

Blackcurrant leaf midge Developing a sex pheromone lure and trap for blackcurrant leaf midge Developing novel biocontrol methods for pests and disease in blackcurrant

CABI resources

Dasineura tetensi (leaf midge, black currant) | Access Required

Other resources

Hutton: Blackcurrant leaf curling midge RHS: Blackcurrant Gall Midge Identification

Blueberry Gall Midge (Dasineura oxycoccana) Resource List

AHDB resources

Blueberry gall midge sex pheremone monitoring and control with insecticides Blackcurrant Gall Mite Emergence Charts

CABI resources

Dasineura oxycoccana (blueberry gall midge) | Access Required

University resources

OSU: Blueberry gall midge: Identification, life cycle and plant injury Georgia: Blueberry Gall Midge: Biology and Management UMaine: Blueberry Tip Midge Management of the Blueberry Gall Midge on Southern Highbush Blueberries in Florida MSU: Blueberry Gall Midge

Other resources

Russel IPM: Dasineura oxycoccana, Blueberry gall midge

Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) Resource List

AHDB resources

A review of fruiting plant species as potential dead-end hosts of Drosophila suzukii Disposing of fruit waste affected by spotted wing drosophila Managing insect pests of soft fruit crops pending spotted wing drosophila appearance Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Hub

CABI resources

Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila) | Access Required Biological control of the Spotted Wing Drosophila - Drosophila suzukii Field cage study highlights safety of classic biological control agent against devastating invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), Spotted-wing Drosophila

University resources

UMN: Spotted wing drosophila WSU: Spotted Wing Drosophila Cornell: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) MSU: Spotted Wing Drosophila USU: Spotted Wing Drosophila

Other resources

RHS: Spotted Wing Drosophila: Fruit Fly Control Spotted-wing Drosophila: An Emerging Berry and Stone Fruit Pest Koppert: Spotted Wing Drosophila - Biocontrol, Damage and Life Cycle Koppert: SWD