Fruit Fly Rural Update (May 2022)
Autumn hygiene One reason for fruit flies being better able to survive the winter is that late fruiting plants are not managed after harvesting in both rural and urban situations. Left-over fruit plus benign weather conditions promote the [...]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (April 2022)
Queensland fruit fly numbers typically decline in the Goulburn Murray Valley as autumn sets in, however fruit fly activity will continue despite lower numbers being trapped. Continued activity is because temperatures will become too cold for trapping but will [...]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (March 2022)
Fruit fly activity Last year’s fruit fly season was a heavy year for Queensland fruit fly. This was due to a combination of weather conditions during the previous autumn, winter and spring (as a result of La Nińa) plus [...]
Fruit Fly Grower’s Update (February 2022)
Fruit fly activity Fruit fly begin to build up in peri-urban and rural locations across the Goulburn Murray Valley during February. It is common for fruit fly to move out of urban areas and into rural locations at this [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (January 2022)
January snapshot Fruit fly activity will continue to increase throughout January until April, with a small drop likely during January when very hot dry weather occurs. There is a risk that adult flies that survived winter were able [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Grower’s Update (December 2021)
Fruit fly snapshot Fruit fly build-up commences when numbers in urban areas start to decline and fruit starts to ripen in rural locations – generally around February. However, if your orchard or farm is close to town, (within [...]