20 November 2022 | QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly: a new angle on waste Many people in the gardening fraternity get very upset about wasting water. Often in an attempt to conserve, they will underwater their fruit and vegetables, resulting in undersized and poor quality produce. With the advent...
4 October 2022 | QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) – Take action NOW to protect your fruit and vegies Our long wet, cold winter is likely to have delayed the start of the Queensland Fruit Fly season in Banyule and surrounds. Hopefully, it has also killed the overwintering males which...
1 May 2022 | Gardening tips, QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly Strategy no.7 It is now late April and Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) is abundant, infesting raspberries, guavas and feijoas in particular. Watch out for infestations also in persimmons and tamarillos as they ripen, and later in citrus. There are...
1 May 2022 | QLD Fruit Fly
What worked and didn’t work for prevention of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) Please send us about 200 words on what worked and didn’t work for you. Thanks Greta and Marie-Claire for your contributions! From Greta in Heidelberg Heights: This summer QFF infected...
1 December 2021 | QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly Blog #5 A reminder to put out your protein baits for Queensland Fruit Fly. These kill male and female flies. The Wild May lures are less critical now as they primarily tell you when QFF are around and plenty of people are catching them! It is a...