Field assessment of brix and firmness affecting Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) infestation in California sweet cherry cultivars.

Spotted-wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is a damaging insect pest of sweet cherry fruit worldwide including in the central valley of California where it was first reported as an economic pest in spring 2009. Th…

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