Evaluation of Wild Flora Surrounding Blueberry Fields as Viable Hosts of (Matsumura, 1931) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Georgia.

, an economically important pest of small and thin-skinned fruits, has caused annual crop losses up to 20% in the state of Georgia's multimillion-dollar blueberry industry. The known host range of is large, yet the breadth of uncultivated and wild plants that can serve as alternative hosts in the southeastern United States is still not fully understood. Establishing comprehensive lists of non-crop hosts in woodlands near blueberry production will assist in the creation of more sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.