Community Update – November 2021
Time to take action
It is usual at this time of year that the greatest number of trapped fruit fly occur in urban areas where winter temperatures are higher than rural locations and the diversity of fruiting plants available to infest is higher. Queensland fruit fly populations are in the middle of the spring peak. These […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Grower’s Update (November 2021)
Rising pressure
Fruit fly populations are in the middle of the spring peak. These flies are overwintering adults that have left their winter refuges in search of mates and fruit to infest. Many of these adults have already mated and laid eggs.
Queensland Fruit Fly Grower’s Update (October 2021)
A regional snapshot
Fruit fly trapping rates spiked in late August and early September reflecting the emergence of adult fruit fly from their winter refuges. The weather outlook for October in the Goulburn Murray Valley favours the survival and egg-laying capacity of these fruit fly. Early vigilance (looking for sting marks on fruit) and orchard hygiene […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (July 2021)
Stop the spread
Essential control measures for activisation include applying protein baits to crop boundaries, untended fruiting trees and crop trees before fruits mature or early in the season to reduce the fruit fly load in and near the orchard. Follow label directions and cautions.
- Commence placement of fruit fly traps and male annihilation blocks around […]
Community update – July 2021
Over wintering fruit fly
Queensland fruit fly numbers were high last season due to the La Nina weather pattern and a shortage of harvest labour resulting in excess fruit left on trees and the ground. It is likely higher than normal numbers of adult flies have […]
Community update – June 2021
Trapping grid insights
The Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Fruit Fly Area Wide Management program monitors trapping grids in urban, peri-urban and rural locations across the region. These grids are essential to identifying Queensland fruit fly hot spots, timing of management activities and evaluating the effectiveness of programs such as the release of sterile […]