Pest on crop
Blueberry Maggot on highbush blueberry
Rhagoletis mendax
Native fruit fly whose larvae develop inside blueberries, the primary fresh-market quality concern in eastern North America.
- Pest
- Blueberry Maggot
- Scientific name
- Rhagoletis mendax
- Crop
- Highbush Blueberry
- Total hosts
- 3
Blueberry Maggot on highbush blueberry
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Signs on highbush blueberry
- ▸ Soft spots on ripe berries
- ▸ Larvae found when berries are crushed
- ▸ Premature fruit drop
IPM controls
- ✓ Yellow sticky traps with ammonium baits for monitoring
- ✓ Targeted spray at first catch
- ✓ Prompt harvest and cold storage
- ✓ Sanitation of dropped fruit
Other crops affected by blueberry maggot
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