Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is an invasive insect pest, which originates from Southeast Asia. It is commonly called spotted wing drosophila because of a black spot on the distal end of each wing of the male. It infests soft-skinned fruits e.g., blueberry, cherry, strawberry, and raspberry. Females of D. suzukii have saw-like ovipositors with which they cut through the epicarp of soft-skinned fruits and lay eggs inside the fruits. This renders the fruits unmarketable and causes financial losses to growers.
D. suzukii was first detected in Europe and North America in 2008. By 2013, it was found also in South America. As recent as 2019, D. suzukii has been detected in Nakuru, Kenya, being the first evidence of this insect pest in sub-Saharan Africa. Since its introduction as an invasive insect pest in areas outside its native region, entomologists have and are studying it to fully understand its ecology and behavior. Based on some of the outcomes of previous studies, several strategies have and are being devised to monitor and control it.
This Research Topic seeks to publish articles on advances made and/or being made in an attempt to fully understand the ecology and control of D. suzukii since 2008 when it was first found outside its home region. The issue welcomes original research, short communications, and reviews primarily on the Chemoecology of the interactions between D. suzukii and its host plants, parasitoids, microorganisms, or a combination of these.
Research articles on the general biology and/or ecology (general or chemical) of D. suzukii and their applications in the control of this insect pest are also very welcome.
Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is an invasive insect pest, which originates from Southeast Asia. It is commonly called spotted wing drosophila because of a black spot on the distal end of each wing of the male. It infests soft-skinned fruits e.g., blueberry, cherry, strawberry, and raspberry. Females of D. suzukii have saw-like ovipositors with which they cut through the epicarp of soft-skinned fruits and lay eggs inside the fruits. This renders the fruits unmarketable and causes financial losses to growers.
D. suzukii was first detected in Europe and North America in 2008. By 2013, it was found also in South America. As recent as 2019, D. suzukii has been detected in Nakuru, Kenya, being the first evidence of this insect pest in sub-Saharan Africa. Since its introduction as an invasive insect pest in areas outside its native region, entomologists have and are studying it to fully understand its ecology and behavior. Based on some of the outcomes of previous studies, several strategies have and are being devised to monitor and control it.
This Research Topic seeks to publish articles on advances made and/or being made in an attempt to fully understand the ecology and control of D. suzukii since 2008 when it was first found outside its home region. The issue welcomes original research, short communications, and reviews primarily on the Chemoecology of the interactions between D. suzukii and its host plants, parasitoids, microorganisms, or a combination of these.
Research articles on the general biology and/or ecology (general or chemical) of D. suzukii and their applications in the control of this insect pest are also very welcome.
