Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) trapping rates across the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) have continued their seasonal upward trend since the end of August, after bottoming out during early August. This is the start of the new Qfly season, and this happens when morning temperatures reach about 13˚C to 15˚C when male Qfly can fly and are attracted to traps. These flies were able find suitable refuge during the cold GMV winter and survive. They are the survivors which may be the cause of this season’s fruit fly problems, if not kept in check.

 

Growers and home gardeners should be on the look-out for early ripening fruit such as loquats and mulberries, or late-hanging fruit such as navel oranges and persimmons. These fruit will be targeted by fruit flies during the spring peak. These fruit should be removed from trees as they ripen and not left to rot on the tree or ground.

 

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