The invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a well-known pest in agriculture. A recent study by Swiss scientists now shows that the forest ecosystem is also affected by this alien insect.

Also, what sets the SWD fly apart from the common fruit fly is its ability to lay eggs inside undamaged ripe berry fruits. The SWD fly has a serrated egg-laying device called an ovipositor.

A TikTok phenomenon has exposed a little-known fly known as the spotted wing drosophila. After it lays eggs inside strawberries, they hatch and crawl out of strawberries when washed in warm ...

Out in the strawberry patch, this female spotted wing drosophila is ready to lay some eggs. She uses this tool, called an ovipositor, to cut into the fruit. Her ovipositor is long and has ...

A new study investigates for the first time what spotted-wing drosophila adults and larvae eat, and where they lay their eggs, when these short-lived fruits are not in season. With New York state ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Most Michigan fruit growers are quite familiar with the spotted wing drosophila, an invasive fruit fly that can wreak havoc on several crops if not tended to carefully.

The three-to-nine-week life cycle of the SWD turns an infestation from bad to worse, with generations of flies individually laying 300 eggs, sowing devastation into Michigan's strawberry ...

The invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD), introduced from South-East Asia, is a well-known fruit crop pest. It lays its eggs by destroying the mechanical protection of the fruit’s skin ...

Out in the strawberry patch, this female spotted wing drosophila is ready to lay some eggs. She uses this tool, called an ovipositor, to cut into the fruit. Sponsored Her ovipositor is long and has ...