Fruit Fly Rural Update (July 2022)
Winter weather
Weather conditions in the Goulburn Murray Valley point to the probability that Queensland fruit fly will survive the winter in greater numbers than in previous colder, drier years. It is important to make sure all fruit and fruiting vegetables are harvested and used or picked up and destroyed.
Hot spot overview […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (June 2022)
Action for June
If your property is close to (within 500m of) urban or peri-urban Queensland fruit fly host plants or feral hosts along roads, channels or abandoned orchards it is important to undertake the following tasks:
- Check male and female targeting traps at least once a fortnight during winter and every week from […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (May 2022)
Autumn hygiene
One reason for fruit flies being better able to survive the winter is that late fruiting plants are not managed after harvesting in both rural and urban situations. Left-over fruit plus benign weather conditions promote the survival of fruit flies. Fruit fly populations in the Goulburn Murray Valley are currently high so […]
Fruit Fly Rural Update (April 2022)
Queensland fruit fly numbers typically decline in the Goulburn Murray Valley as autumn sets in, however fruit fly activity will continue despite lower numbers being trapped. Continued activity is because temperatures will become too cold for trapping but will not be cold enough to stop mating, egg-laying and larval development, particularly through the first half […]
Community update – April 2022
Post-harvest hygiene
Orchard or post-harvest hygiene is necessary to help break the fruit fly cycle. Autumn is generally the period for fruit flies to build up before winter so they’re able to survive the winter months and start a new seasonal cycle of fruit damage next spring. By successfully cleaning up […]
Community update – March 2022
Fruit fly and home gardeners
Typically, at this time of year fruiting plants are finishing off in urban areas of the Goulburn Murray Valley as fruit is harvested, eaten by birds or deteriorate and fall off due to hot, dry weather. As a result of current weather conditions fruit and fruit flies are staying on […]