Community update – January 2021
New season populations
Queensland fruit fly numbers increased in urban areas throughout the region in December 2020, representing the start of the new season’s fruit fly population. If not controlled, these populations will explode to large numbers causing significant damage to fruit across the Goulburn Murray Valley from February to April 2021.
Higher levels […]
Community Update – December 2020
Travelling with fruit
All visitors to the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) coming from fruit fly infested areas of Victoria and other parts of Australia should take care, when bringing fruit into the region.
Care should be taken, whether the fruit comes from the visitor’s home region or are purchased on the way, that their fruit […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (December 2020)
Fruit fly trapping numbers
Trapping data from the Goulburn Murray Valley’s regional trapping grid indicates that the number of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) trapped across the region has increased in November from previous months.
The monitoring program has revealed trapping numbers typically rise dramatically each year in September-October, after a winter low when very few […]
Community Update – November 2020
Help break the breeding cycle
Spring provides an opportunity to break the breeding cycle of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) by limiting fruit available to the pest and preventing new generations taking hold.
During spring peaks, fruit fly lay their eggs in late-hanging and early blossoming fruit. After laying […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (November 2020)
Weather conditions ideal for fruit fly
Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) populations vary throughout the year. They also vary from year to year based on the impacts of the weather and area-wide fruit fly management strategies.
The most recent spring peak is higher than that of previous years due to weather conditions during autumn and early […]
Community Update – October 2020
Spring flurry
Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) trapping rates across the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) have started their seasonal upward trend. This increase marks the beginning of the new QFF season, which typically occurs in spring when morning temperatures reach between 13-15 ̊C. It is these flies that were […]
Queensland Fruit Fly Growers Update (October 2020)
Fruit flies are on the move
Severe hail storms in areas of the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) in the last week of September impacted some growers. Depending on the size and set of fruit, crop losses could mean increased Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) numbers in commercial growing areas this spring if destroyed fruit is […]
Community Update – September 2020
Early intervention critical
There is no doubt there are adult Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) that managed to survive the winter in warm spots in the region.
QFF populations will start to increase in September in urban and peri-urban locations as these overwintering flies mobilise. Factors impacting this population increase […]