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 […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (February 2020)
Goulburn Murray Valley outlook
The Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) region experienced a number of severe weather events in recent months, impacting summer fruit crops and Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) populations. Searing heat led to a reduction in fruit size for some growers in the region and severe hail storms resulted in up to 100 […]
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 Mooroopna
- 1 site in Numurkah
- 1 site […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (January 2020)
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 increased 27 per cent on the 2017- 2018 financial year to reach almost $2.8 billion […]
Community Editorial – December 2019
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. Fruit fly numbers will increase until the summer peak is reached, which is generally […]