[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Research findings at the University of California, Davis, might help growers apply insecticides to control spotted wing drosophila when the insect is the most vulnerable. The pest, Drosophila suzukii, infests soft-skinned fruits, including cherries, peaches, grapes, and various berries. It is not controlled by the GF-120 bait commonly used to control cherry fruit fly, so growers have been using traditional insecticides to prevent fruit damage. Dr. Joanna Chiu, molecular geneticist with the department of entomology and […]