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New season populations Queensland fruit fly numbers increased in urban areas throughout the region in December 2020, representing the start of the new season’s fruit fly population. If [...]

Travelling with fruit All visitors to the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) coming from fruit fly infested areas of Victoria and other parts of Australia should take care, when [...]

Help break the breeding cycle Spring provides an opportunity to break the breeding cycle of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) by limiting fruit available to the pest and preventing new [...]

Spring flurry Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) trapping rates across the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) have started their seasonal upward trend. This increase marks the beginning of the new [...]

Early intervention critical There is no doubt there are adult Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) that managed to survive the winter in warm spots in the region. QFF populations will [...]

Fruit fly on the go Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) will soon wake after their winter down-time as the weather becomes warm enough for them to fl y and mate. [...]

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 [...]

What is fruit fly hygiene? Fruit fly hygiene is a series of strategies ensuring there are no fruit fly eggs, larvae, pupae or adults left anywhere on the [...]