Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (March 2021)
Labour shortages The shortage of labour to pick fruit this season is causing many growers to leave excess fruit on their trees or the ground. Although growers are not responsible for this labour shortage, unmanaged fruit is a potential [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (February 2021)
Summer conditions ideal for Queensland fruit fly La Niña and the summer rain associated with the weather event has provided ideal conditions for Queensland fruit fly numbers to expand, resulting in increased fruit fly pressure throughout the region. [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (January 2021)
Fruit fly outlook Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) trap capture rates are expected to continue to increase into January 2021 and follow the same pattern identified since trapping commenced in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) in 2012. If night [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (December 2020)
Fruit fly trapping numbers Trapping data from the Goulburn Murray Valley’s regional trapping grid indicates that the number of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) trapped across the region has increased in November from previous months. The monitoring program has [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (November 2020)
Weather conditions ideal for fruit fly Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) populations vary throughout the year. They also vary from year to year based on the impacts of the weather and area-wide fruit fly management strategies. The most recent spring [...]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (October 2020)
Fruit flies are on the move Severe hail storms in areas of the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) in the last week of September impacted some growers. Depending on the size and set of fruit, crop losses could mean increased [...]