The nation’s orchard The Murray Valley is the nation’s largest producer of stone fruit, while the Goulburn Valley produces nearly 90 per cent of the nation’s pears and 48 per cent of its apples. Australian horticultural exports have [...]

What we can expect in fruit fly trends If the Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) prevalence pattern in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) follows previous years, there will be an upsurge of captures during the third week of November. [...]

Take action now to protect against fruit fly Home gardeners are encouraged to act now so future crops in their garden or yard, and commercial crops are safe from fruit flies. Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) populations are currently [...]

Protein bait sprays Fruit Fly is a one of the most important economic threats to horticulture. If not managed properly, fruit fl y has the potential to wipe out an entire industry in a single season. It is [...]

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, feral and untended fruiting plants and commercial orchards. This damage [...]

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 most common overwintering sites are lemon trees (or loquats and [...]