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Cold Storage Treatment of Spotted wing Drosophila on California Grapes

Objective

In order to identify cold storage treatments that are efficacious against spotted wing drosophila (SWD) the project seeks to determine the most cold-tolerant stage of SWD, develop lethal exposure (LT) times necessary to produce 95, 99 and 99.9863% mortality of the most cold tolerant stage of SWD exposed to commercial cold storage conditions (0.5-2.2C and 90-95% RH), and determine rate of survival of SWD after SO2/CO2 fumigation and 21 day exposure to commercial cold storage conditions.

Investigators
Johnson, Eric
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2010
End date
2012
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5302-43000-034-11T
Accession number
419641
Commodities
Produce
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