Tree Crop News

Mangoes - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - General

Crop Block protects fruit and nut crops

Prevention of sunburn damage to fruit.

Fertilisers & nutrition

Calcium and silicon ‘an ideal partnership’

Calcium and silicon work hand-in-hand.

Establishment & maintenance

Game changer in tree propagation technology

Enhanced efficiency in the planting and grafting of trees.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Program to offer free genetic testing to Australian bee breeders

Bee breeders will be able to prove the strength of specific genetic lines, boosting the value of superior queens.

Avocado - Establishment & maintenance

Avocado tree intensification field day

The DAF avocado team are hosting a field day on the 20th of January 2022 at the Bundaberg research station.

Macadamias - Insect & mite control

Sivanto - IPM friendly product controls sucking insects

Registrations for use in avocados, mangoes and papaya - and soon to be launched into macadamia.

Fruit Fly

Longer holding period lifts SIT Qfly results

Longer pre-release holding period, and protein dietary supplements, improved the effectiveness of a Qfly SIT program.

Macadamias - Insect & mite control

New research on macadamia lace bug

Research looks at lace bug ecology and its natural predators.

Almonds - Insect & mite control

New Angler trap for stone and pome fruit

Effective but simple way to control Carpophilus while protecting beneficial insects.

Insect & mite control

The sound of crickets and grasshoppers is coming

Over 1500 species of this group in Australia.

Establishment & maintenance - General

Katabatic drift explained and how to avoid it

How to locate frost fans and set up your orchard for best effect.

Almonds - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Insect & mite control

New codling moth product benefits apple growers

New insecticide has great efficacy on a wide range of insects and IPM compatible.

Stone Fruit

Avoid inking, skin burn and ‘gravel rash’ stains

Applying Parka can provide a protective barrier against ink staining.

Fruit Fly - Insect & mite control

Eradication of exotic fruit fly from Torres Strait

Efforts to stop exotic fruit flies from entering the Australian mainland through the Torres Strait will continue with a five-year response plan.

Fruit Fly - Insect & mite control

Could biopesticides help tackle Qfly populations?

Entomopathogenic fungi could be a new tool for fruit fly management.