Why you will see footbaths at the upcoming Future Orchards Harvest Orchard Walks
February 1, 2023If you attended the Future Orchards® Spring Orchard Walks in November 2022, you will have noticed that APAL…
Biosecurity training for orchard workers and visitors
January 25, 2023With harvest approaching there may be more people than usual coming onto your property. Do you know where…
National Fruit Fly Council sets out priorities for next phase of work
December 19, 2022Protecting market access for Australia’s $3.4 billion horticultural export industries is one of the three key priorities for…
Response Plan endorsed to eradicate polyphagous shot-hole borer
November 28, 2022The Emergency Plant Pest (EPP) polyphagous shot-hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus; PSHB) was reported in Western Australia in August…
Prepare early for Qfly management
November 15, 2022Higher-than-average rainfall and humidity around the country are providing ideal conditions for Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) populations to…
Managing pear scab (black spot)
November 9, 2022On 2 November Marcel Veens joined us online to discuss the options for managing pear scab in the…
Government to permit US apple imports
November 2, 2022Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) released its final report allowing for the…
States ramping up fruit fly prevention campaigns ahead of summer
October 26, 2022Around Australia, state governments and local councils are conducting public awareness campaigns about the risks that fruit fly…
Australian Government decision on US apple imports expected shortly
October 5, 2022The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is soon set to release its Final Report for the…
Advances in the biological control of codling moth in Australia
October 3, 2022A newly imported Mastrus ridens colony may hold the key to future successful establishment of this parasitic wasp,…
