Fruit Fly Rural Update (March 2022)
Fruit fly activity
Last year’s fruit fly season was a heavy year for Queensland fruit fly. This was due to a combination of weather conditions during the previous autumn, winter and spring (as a result of La Nińa) plus a large volume of unharvested host crop due to COVID restrictions. It is believed that the […]
Community update – February 2022
Urban hot spots
Home gardeners in the below hot spot areas are asked to take extra precautions to help ensure the effective control of fruit fly. The region’s trapping grid has identified these urban locations as Queensland fruit fly hot spots. Extra vigilance is required to reduce the ability of […]
Fruit Fly Grower’s Update (February 2022)
Fruit fly activity
Fruit fly begin to build up in peri-urban and rural locations across the Goulburn Murray Valley during February. It is common for fruit fly to move out of urban areas and into rural locations at this time due to the irrigated conditions and mass-ripening of […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (January 2022)
January snapshot
Fruit fly activity will continue to increase throughout January until April, with a small drop likely during January when very hot dry weather occurs. There is a risk that adult flies that survived winter were able to survive longer into late spring than in previous years, giving them more time to infest more fruit […]
Community update – January 2022
Advice for home gardeners
Urban and township areas can expect to experience increased fruit fly activity in January, as is typical at this time of year. Effective fruit fly management in urban areas early in the season will assist in reducing the impact of the pest on commercial growers later […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Grower’s Update (December 2021)
Fruit fly snapshot
Fruit fly build-up commences when numbers in urban areas start to decline and fruit starts to ripen in rural locations – generally around February.
However, if your orchard or farm is close to town, (within 1km of the town boundaries) and has had significant fruit fly populations in December in past years, then it […]
Community update – December 2021
Fruit Fly in December
Fruit fly numbers will soar in December if action isn’t taken to reduce the impact of fruit fly in home gardens.
Home gardeners should be on the lookout for evidence of fruit fly activity and should:
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