Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (September 2019)
It is spring and fruit fly’s on the move Pest fruit flies, such as the Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) cause significant damage to fruit grown in home gardens, [...]
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09, 2019
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08, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (August 2019)
Winter control of Queensland Fruit Fly Winter control of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) requires the placement of traps and baits in places where fruit fly are overwintering. The [...]
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07, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (July 2019)
Winter and the Queensland Fruit Fly – July 2019 Despite winter, sizable numbers of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) adults could still be alive in warm refuges such as lemon trees near [...]
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06, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (June 2019)
Autumn Situation Comparison with late autumn 2018 trap captures show that, for the same four weeks in April – May 2018, the total number of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) caught [...]
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05, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (May 2019)
May is the time for post harvest hygiene During the first two weeks of April 2019, a total of 389 flies were trapped in the 375 traps deployed in [...]
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04, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (April 2019)
Fruit fly trapping Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) numbers may start increasing in rural areas from March onwards so it is important to check traps and fruit for signs [...]
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03, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (March 2019)
Fruit fly trappingQueensland Fruit Fly (QFF) numbers may start increasing in rural areas from March onwards so it is important to check traps and fruit for signs of QFF.Current [...]
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02, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (February 2019)
Fruit fly trapping During the first two weeks of January 2019 between 310 and 352 traps were inspected with the number of flies trapped ranging from 159 (from 310 [...]
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01, 2019
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (January 2019)
If one adult female mates with one adult male she can lay up to 2,000 eggs in her lifetime, which is about 2 months in the warm weather. From [...]