Strawberries and Caneberries

We found them. Referring back to the previous post, as our readers know we've been looking for spotted wing drosophila pupae under fruit in raspberries, and now on the second read have confirmed that they are indeed pupating within a centimeter of the fallen fruit.

Mark here. I'm including below really nice overview of the current ag labor issue in California by colleague Laura Tourte.

One of the unsolved mysteries of our work in berries has been what of the pupae of spotted wing drosophila?

Here's a first for me, maybe for a lot of you as well. By way of colleague Laura Tourte, we have an example of Chobani Yogurt being marketed as a having a taste of a specific strawberry variety in it - in this case the UC variety Monterey. Really intriguing to see this and something to think about.

When growers are considering a new crop to plant, and penciling out their expenses and income, cost estimates from the University of California may help.