ʻO Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo Drosophila suzukii, he ʻano lele hua e hiki ke hōʻeha nui i nā hua like ʻole, me nā cherries, raspberry, strawberry, a me nā blueberries. E ʻimi ana kēia ʻatikala i nā noiʻi hou loa a me nā hoʻolālā no ka mālama ʻana i ka SWD i nā mea kanu hua.
Wahi a ka noiʻi hou a ke Kulanui o Kaleponi ʻo Agriculture and Natural Resources, hiki i nā infestations SWD ke hōʻemi i ka maikaʻi o ka hua a me ka hua, e alakaʻi ana i nā poho waiwai no nā mahiʻai. Ua lilo ʻo SWD i mea hoʻomake nui ma nā wahi he nui, a ke piʻi wikiwiki nei kona heluna kanaka ma muli o kona manawa pōkole a me ka nui o ka hānau ʻana.
ʻO kekahi mau hana moʻomeheu, e like me ka wehe ʻana i nā hua i ʻō aʻe a poino, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā pale kino, e like me ka ʻupena, hiki ke kōkua i ka pale ʻana i nā maʻi SWD. He mea maikaʻi nō hoʻi ka mālama ʻana i ka lāʻau insecticide i ka mālama ʻana i ka SWD, a ke hoʻomohala mau nei nā mea noiʻi i nā huahana hou a ʻoi aku ka paʻa.
I ka hopena, ʻo ka mālama ʻana i nā maʻi SWD i nā mea kanu hua e pono ai ka hui ʻana o nā hana moʻomeheu a me nā lāʻau insecticide. Pono nā mea mahiʻai a me nā agronomists e hoʻomau i nā noiʻi hou a me nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo e hoʻopaʻa pono i kēia pest pōʻino.
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