A female wasp attacks a spotted wing drosophila pupa PhotoS COURTESY OF PETER SHEARER AND PRESTON BROWN, OSU Scientists at Oregon State University have identified a parasitoid of the spotted wing drosophila, raising hopes that in the future this natural enemy might help control the pest. It’s a small wasp from the pteromalid family, reports Dr. Peter Shearer at OSU’s Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Hood River, but the species has not yet been identified. The wasp has been found in cherries, cotoneaster, and snowberry and has been reared on spotted wing drosophila in the laboratory. The spotted […]