Invasive fruit fly found in North Carolina
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- A potentially important invasive insect species the fruit fly Drosophila suzukii, or spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) winged its way to North and South Carolina this summer. The insect has the potential to cause up to 20 percent crop loss in host fruit.