Abstract
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Aim</strong>: Surveys conducted between July and September 2012 in Quebec vineyards revealed the presence of the spotted wing drosophila (SWD), <em>Drosophila suzukii</em> Matsumura, just before harvest.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods and results</strong>: Red and white grapevine cultivars from four vineyards were surveyed for leafhoppers by using a tapping method. Unexpectedly, a total of 30 SWD adults were collected from red grapevine cultivars, <em>i. e.</em>, Marechal Foch, Gamay and Seyval Noir. Furthermore, a total of 101 SWD emerged from bunches selected in these vineyards and placed under laboratory conditions. No SWD were found in white cultivars.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion</strong>: This is the first mention of SWD in grapevines grown for wine in Quebec.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Significance and impact of the study</strong>: Spreading of SDW across Quebec vineyards may lead to important yield losses. Insecticide treatments need to be adapted to address this new entomological challenge.</p>
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