Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (June 2021)
Population increase
Queensland fruit fly numbers remained higher than normal across the Goulburn Murray Valley during May. Weather conditions including the La Niña weather system and the effects of more unharvested and fallen fruit than usual contributed to this increase.
Rural, […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (May 2021)
Conditions favourable for fruit fly
Increased Queensland fruit fly pressure is the result of warmer and wetter weather than usual, together with the presence of more unharvested fruit still on-tree or fallen to the ground. The La Niña weather pattern which ended in March 2021 was favourable to fruit fly development and survival, as […]
Community update – May 2021
Home gardeners essential to control efforts
The 2020/21 Queensland fruit fly season has been longer and more severe than usual.
You and your garden are part of the Goulburn Murray Valley Fruit Fly Area Wide Management Program, funded by the Victorian Government. What you do now will impact fruit fly numbers in your garden […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (April 2021)
Autumn control
Unmanaged fruit must be controlled through autumn, as it is the root cause of fruit fly population explosions in spring. Queensland fruit fly are desperate to find fruit to lay the last of their season’s eggs into in April before they switch to winter survival mode (seeking protein, sugar and shelter). Young fruit fly […]
Community update – April 2021
Favourable conditions for fruit fly
The 2020/21 fruit season has been a particularly bad year for Queensland fruit fly. Despite the positive efforts of communities in keeping fruit fly numbers down within the Goulburn Murray Valley, the impacts of favourable weather conditions have resulted in the survival and spread of fruit fly. There […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (March 2021)
Labour shortages
The shortage of labour to pick fruit this season is causing many growers to leave excess fruit on their trees or the ground. Although growers are not responsible for this labour shortage, unmanaged fruit is a potential food source and breeding habitat for Queensland fruit fly. It is […]
Community update – March 2021
Fruit fly increase
Trapping data confirms the 2020/21 Queensland fruit fly season has been particularly bad. This is largely due to the onset of the La Niña weather pattern which has been favourable for fruit fly proliferation.
All community members should be on the look-out for […]