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
- Merrigum
Action now will help these […]
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 of fruit fly.
What […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (March 2020)
Population outlook
If Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) populations follow typical trends, the number of fruit fly trapped and recorded in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) will begin to level out in urban areas in coming weeks and rise rapidly in rural areas. This activity will mark […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (April 2020)
After harvest fruit fly hygiene
Fruit left over on trees or on the ground after harvest are especially susceptible to fruit fl y attack. When most fruit is harvested, local fruit fly populations remain in the orchard for a week or two before moving on to another site with ripe or ripening fruit. These […]
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 during February will become a […]
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 with data from the previous […]