Abstract
AbstractThe spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii was previously found in Russia in the Primorie region in 2001. This record is included in the EPPO Global Database. In 2017 and 2020, the first two authors of the present paper found D. suzukii in the Russian Caucasus, namely in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory. This report was published as a scientific article in November 2020.The record from Krasnodar Territory was declared to be invalid before the confirmation of the species identification by official experts. Therefore, to verify the identification of this important pest of soft fruits, 10 specimens collected in Sochi were sent to international experts. Herewith the official confirmation of the identification of the specimens is presented.
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