Validation of vacuum extraction protocol for larval sampling of spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries

For spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, the standard larval sampling protocol from the fruits involves immersing the fruits in hot water, salt, or sugar solution followed by enumerating the larvae that exit from the fruit. In this study, using the fruit samples collected from comm...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Agronomy
Main Authors:	Arun Babu, Ashfaq A. Sial
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Drosophila suzukii spotted-wing drosophila blueberry sample volume vacuum extraction salt extraction
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2024.1385740/full