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Sterile fruit flies gain upper hand in GMV
SIT in combination with area wide management, has resulted in reductions in Qfly trap capture rates after only two years of releases.
Read full storyTrials yield confidence in Qfly trade protocol
Project aims to develop improved scientific methods to guide the design of systems approaches and validate their efficacy.
Read full storyOn the ground support for fruit fly management
Victorian government announces $2.9 million in Fruit Fly Strategy grants.
Read full storyA systems approach to fruit fly management
‘Attract and kill’ has proven to be an effective alternative in many situations.
Read full storyNaturalure plays key role in fight against fruit fly
Naturalure is naturally derived, very selective, and attracts and kills fruit flies.
Read full storyUpdated plant protection guide
The guide is recognised as a respected and valuable reference for temperate fruit industries.
Read full storyBiocontrol research targets Qfly populations
Biocontrol targets all stages of the fly – egg, larvae, pupa, and adult,
Read full storyIdentifying wild versus sterile fruit flies
Using isotopes to determine difference between wild and sterile fruit flies.
Read full storyParasitoid wasps: The focus of a new biocontrol program for QFF
Project focuses on the use of Australian parasitic wasps, or parasitoids, that specifically attack QFF.
Read full storyPrickly pear is a fruit fly concern
Prickly pear produces fleshy fruit, which is a host for fruit fly
Read full storyNatural predators another link in biocontrol chain
Parasitoid wasps will be released in Victoria in a project designed to combat the spread of Qfly.
Read full storyThree day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4
The ongoing battle against fruit fly, which continues to threaten over half of Australia’s $13 billion horticulture sector and the 60,000 people it employs, is to be discussed at a national three day forum from May 4-6.
Read full storyTracing the origins of fruit fly incursions
Identifying and tracing the sources of invasive pests are crucial in managing biosecurity.
Read full storyGrowers expecting severe fruit fly season
Fruit fly activity had been triggered by the lingering effects of La Niña.
Read full storyRiverland fruit fly outbreak, sterile insects released to eradicate pest
More than 2.5 million sterile fruit flies have been released in the Riverland to battles outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
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