Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (May 2020)
Current Queensland Fruit Fly situation Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) trapping rates in rural areas for April 2020 (0.6QFF/trap) were down from April 2018 (5.9 QFF/trap) and April 2019 [...]
Current Queensland Fruit Fly situation Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) trapping rates in rural areas for April 2020 (0.6QFF/trap) were down from April 2018 (5.9 QFF/trap) and April 2019 [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Hotspots While Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) numbers are low across the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV), the following hotspot locations are registering high populations and require a [...]
Fruit fly is finding it harder to get a foothold in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) thanks to moves to disrupt the pest’s habitat through the removal and eradication [...]
Population outlook If Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) populations follow typical trends, the number of fruit fly trapped and recorded in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) will begin to level [...]
After harvest fruit fly hygiene Fruit left over on trees or on the ground after harvest are especially susceptible to fruit fl y attack. When most fruit is harvested, [...]
The Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Fruit Fly office in Victoria has responded to a surge in enquires by the public wanting to grow their own fruit and vegetables in [...]
The Area Wide Management (AWM) of fruit fly relies on a united management approach, bringing together agencies and representatives from a broad spectrum. The Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) [...]
Goulburn Murray Valley outlook The Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) region experienced a number of severe weather events in recent months, impacting summer fruit crops and Queensland Fruit Fly [...]
The nation’s orchard The Murray Valley is the nation’s largest producer of stone fruit, while the Goulburn Valley produces nearly 90 per cent of the nation’s pears and [...]
What we can expect in fruit fly trends If the Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) prevalence pattern in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) follows previous years, there will be [...]