Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an invasive pest species that uses a wide variety of commercial fruit as breeding and feeding resource. The damage to the generated by D. suzukii´ oviposition causes considerable economic losses. Therefore, maintenance in lab conditions constitutes fundamental tool for research proposal. Two determining factors affecting rearing are cul...

Spotted-winged drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), has become a significant pest of small and stone fruit. Unlike most species, it tends to infest healthy, intact ripe fruit, as opposed rotting or overripe fruit (Mitsui et al. 2006, Popul. Ecol. 48:233–237; Asplen 2015, J. Pest Sci. 88:469–494). drosophila adults are typically detected in the field using baited tr...