Community update – April 2022
Post-harvest hygiene Orchard or post-harvest hygiene is necessary to help break the fruit fly cycle. Autumn is generally the period for fruit flies to build up before winter [...]
Post-harvest hygiene Orchard or post-harvest hygiene is necessary to help break the fruit fly cycle. Autumn is generally the period for fruit flies to build up before winter [...]
Fruit fly and home gardeners Typically, at this time of year fruiting plants are finishing off in urban areas of the Goulburn Murray Valley as fruit is harvested, eaten [...]
Urban hot spots Home gardeners in the below hot spot areas are asked to take extra precautions to help ensure the effective control of fruit fly. The region’s trapping [...]
Advice for home gardeners Urban and township areas can expect to experience increased fruit fly activity in January, as is typical at this time of year. Effective fruit [...]
Fruit Fly in December Fruit fly numbers will soar in December if action isn’t taken to reduce the impact of fruit fly in home gardens. Home gardeners should [...]
Time to take action It is usual at this time of year that the greatest number of trapped fruit fly occur in urban areas where winter temperatures are [...]
Over wintering fruit fly Queensland fruit fly numbers were high last season due to the La Nina weather pattern and a shortage of harvest labour resulting in excess [...]
Trapping grid insights The Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Fruit Fly Area Wide Management program monitors trapping grids in urban, peri-urban and rural locations across the region. These grids [...]
Home gardeners essential to control efforts The 2020/21 Queensland fruit fly season has been longer and more severe than usual. You and your garden are part of the [...]
Favourable conditions for fruit fly The 2020/21 fruit season has been a particularly bad year for Queensland fruit fly. Despite the positive efforts of communities in keeping fruit [...]