Lukasz L. Stelinski

Foraging Drosophila suzukii larvae exhibit chemotaxis and invade intact, uninfested fruit.

Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is a destructive pest of ripening berries and stone fruits, where larval feeding rapidly renders fruit unmarketable. Larvae are widely assumed to remain inside their natal fruit until pupation, limiting exposure to external management tac...