Tree Crop News

Macadamias - Insect & mite control

Tailoring options for seed weevil control

With macadamia seed weevil Kushchelorhynchus macadamiae (formerly Sigastus weevil) causing devastating crop losses, incorporating indoxacarb into IMP programs is going a long way to helping Northern Rivers macadamia growers.

Citrus

Top results from new citrus insecticide

Exirel insecticide from FMC produced has excellent results against Fuller’s rose weevil on a property at Nangiloc, south of Mildura in Victoria’s Sunraysia district.

Pome fruit - Post harvest

Australian technology company looking to make its mark in cold storage industry

An Australian technology company is looking to expand further into the cold storage and fresh produce industry.

Avocado - Cherries - Citrus - Mangoes - Pome fruit - Marketing & export

'Nude' shopping next big trend

But keep your clothes on....’food in the nude’ means beginning of the end for plastic in supermarkets.

Macadamias - Nuts

Amateur naturalist finds new population of endangered wild macadamias

Thirty-seven new trees of the endangered macadamia jansenii species have been found in Bulburin National Park, south of Rockhampton.

Mangoes

Mango marathon nears finish line as industry produces its second largest harvest on record

There are only a few weeks left to buy mangoes at the supermarket before the national harvest draws to a close. While the official numbers will not be available for another few months, the mango industry is confident that it has produced its second biggest crop on record. "It's looking like we'll produce in excess of 10 million trays," Robert Gray said, chief executive of Australian Mango Industry Association.

Pome fruit

Apple industry introduces measures to stop consumers from biting into floury fruit

Apples are ripening on trees across Australia, but as hundreds of growers head into the orchards for the busy harvest period, in West Australian growers want this year to be different.

Fruit Fly

Port Augusta sterile insects released in Riverland

Port Augusta has joined the fight against a fruit fly outbreak in the the Riverland.

Citrus

Can genetic modification save the US citrus industry?

US citrus is being devastated by disease — will consumers be willing to accept GM citrus and so save the industry?

Citrus

Discovery of pigment in mandarins that helps reduce body fat

Valencian researchers have discovered a pigment, present in mandarins and a few other fruits, that helps reduce body fat by 30%.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Dangerous bee virus might be innocent bystander

Beekeepers urged to rethink fears around deadly virus.

Cherries

Mainland cherry growers' triumph in China

Cherry growers from the Australian mainland have completed their first full season of trade via airfreight with China since being granted market access.

Citrus - Insect & mite control

Dual action weapon targets citrus pests

Citrus growers have a new, dual action weapon against key sucking pests that is setting a new benchmark for rapid control, extended protection and fruit marketability compared with other standard industry alternatives.

Mangoes

Getting a sweet return on mangoes

A suite of five ACIAR small research activities (SRAs) is bringing together mango supply chain stakeholders and researchers from seven countries in a mango agribusiness program designed to understand the lucrative Chinese mango market and improve livelihoods for smallholder mango producers.

Stone Fruit

Specialty Queen Garnet plums offer IBD hope

The producers of the Queen Garnet plum say new research shows the plum's high antioxidant content may provide relief for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).