National strategy for managing fruit fly released
November 18, 2020The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) has released the 2020-25 National Fruit Fly Strategy, providing a framework for…
Trial shows good growth from old apple ground treatments
September 9, 2020In 2017 a Future Orchards® trial was set up to assess options for managing apple replant disease (ARD)…
Sterile fruit flies helping to bring down QFly numbers
Releases of sterile fruit flies at two Australian locations have significantly reduced Queensland fruit fly numbers. The pilot,…
Killer wasps target codling moth
September 3, 2019Changes to the types of pesticide available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological…
Advances in codling moth control in orchards
Parasitoid wasps, mass trapping of female codling moths and the use of mating disruption could, when combined, help control…
IPDM experts, tools, and resources head online
June 5, 2019By Emily Crawford, Project Officer, Agriculture Victoria, Tatura Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) is becoming increasingly important…
New fruit fly handbook and website
October 21, 2018Get familiar with the diversity of fruit flies worldwide with a new handbook and website that makes identification…
Killer wasps and better pheromones target codling moth
June 25, 2018Changes to the types of pesticide available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological…
