Community Update – August 2020
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. These adult flies will look for carbohydrates to increase their energy and protein for sexual […]
Community Editorial – May 2020
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 concerted effort from landholders in order to achieve a reduction in numbers:
- Koonoomoo
- Cobram
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Community Editorial – April 2020
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 landscape after garden crops have been harvested. Home gardeners are reminded good fruit fly hygiene is critical in stopping the spread […]
Community Editorial – March 2020
March overview
- Currently 78% of the Goulburn Murray Valley’s (GMV) fruit fly population is located in urban sites (down from 88% in January 2020).
- As daily temperatures drop, conditions become ideal for Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) to mate and lay eggs.
- Eggs laid […]
Community Editorial – February 2020
Current trends
The general trend in Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) numbers is now on the rise and will continue through February. During last year’s fruit fly season there was a drop in the normal rise in QFF numbers from December 2018 to February 2019, which when compared […]
Community Editorial – January 2020
Hot spots
The following locations are ‘hot spots’ from which new Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) populations will, if not managed, spread later in the season. These sites are in urban locations and include:
- 2 sites in Barooga
- 1 site in Cobram
- 3 sites in Echuca
- 2 sites in Kyabram
- 1 site in […]