Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (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 fl y numbers will increase until the summer peak is reached, which is generally in […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (November 2019)
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 being trapped and recorded in urban areas. Home gardeners should take some simple steps to help […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (October 2019)
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 the responsibility of all fruit and vegetable growers, both urban and rural, to manage […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (September 2019)
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 adversely impacts the consumption of fresh produce, returns from […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (August 2019)
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 other dense evergreen trees) situated close to a heat source, such as a winter […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (July 2019)
Winter and the Queensland Fruit Fly – July 2019
Despite winter, sizable numbers of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) adults could still be alive in warm refuges such as lemon trees near houses. These are the flies that will start the QFF population explosion next spring. Now that it is cold in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV), […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (June 2019)
Autumn Situation
Comparison with late autumn 2018 trap captures show that, for the same four weeks in April – May 2018, the total number of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) caught was 1,411 (from about 310 traps) as opposed to the same period in 2019 with only 726 flies trapped (from about 350 traps). It is likely […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (May 2019)
May is the time for post harvest hygiene
During the first two weeks of April 2019, a total of 389 flies were trapped in the 375 traps deployed in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) giving an average of 1.03 flies per trap per week (FTW). There were 253 flies (1.00 FTW) found […]