To date it has not been reported as important in Virginia, but this may result from unidentified infestations. See the NCSU photo of adult on blueberry, and USDA photo of larva in fruit. Adults are mainly black with some white markings. The abdomen of the female has four white bands, in contrast with the three found on the male. The thorax is black with a white, backward-projecting section on the rear.
Development is resumed in spring.
Larvae hatch in about 5 days, feeding in the pulp of fruit for about 2 weeks. Larvae then leave berries, enter the soil to pupate. Pest populations also tend to increase following years when wet field conditions delay harvest and a cold winter breaks pupal diapause. Traps should be placed in the upper half of the canopy, halfway between the center and edge of the plant, with leaves and fruit cleared from about 8 inches of the trap. Gaul et al.