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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] New red raspberry pest
  • Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:28:31 -0400

On 8/24/2011 at 10:26:43 PM, Marlin Burkholder wrote:
>
> For the first time in nearly 20 years of growing the fall crop of Heritage
> red raspberries we are having serious problems with some sort of fruit fly
> that apparently lays its eggs in beginning to ripen berries. As the fruit
> ripens it suddenly goes soft. Close inspection of the damaged fruit reveals
> small difficult to see maggots.

I am not familiar with this pest. Please let us know what you find out when
you identify
it. I'd suggest sending a sample to your Extension lab or state university
agricultural
entomology department.

Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com






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