The spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is a serious invasive frugivore from south-eastern Asia and has become a major pest of berries and cherries worldwide. Effective monitoring lures and traps have been developed and been used widely for the early detection of SWD to time insecticide spraying. However, SWD has become ubiquitous and, once arrived in a field, generally present all through the season, making monitoring-based management decisions impractical after the short early detection window. Therefore, there is a growing interest to develop Attract-and-kill (A&K) product that uses attractive stimuli to lure SWD to a toxicant, where contact or consumption of the toxicant leads to death. A bait, bait station or bait spray infused with synthetic chemical lure could provide growers with an improved means to control SWD, potentially reducing the number of insecticide sprays. In this talk, I discuss the development of A&K formulations and provide updates on on-going laboratory and field research to improve A&K strategies for the management of SWD.