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 so they’re able to survive the winter months and start a new seasonal cycle of fruit damage next […]

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 by birds or deteriorate and fall off due to hot, dry weather. As a result of current weather conditions fruit and […]

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 grid has identified these urban locations as Queensland fruit fly hot spots. Extra vigilance is required […]

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 fly management in urban areas early in the season will assist in reducing the impact of the […]

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 be on the lookout for evidence of […]

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 higher than rural locations and the diversity of fruiting plants available to infest is higher. Queensland fruit fly populations are in the middle […]