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Glossary


SWD

SWD stands for spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, a small vinegar fly best known as a pest of certain thin-skinned fruits. It should not be used as a catch-all name for every fly around ripe mangoes. Other drosophilid flies often gather at damaged or fermenting fruit, while different fruit-fly groups can be regulated mango pests. Identification and local host information matter before choosing traps, interpreting fruit damage, or making a quarantine or pesticide decision.