Queensland Fruit Fly AWARENESS AND PREVENTION Yarra Valley - Victoria
Bactrocera tryoni James Niland Agriculture Victoria
Sting John Golding http://tomandannesgarden.blogspot.com.au QDAF www.shutterstock.com
Eggs Plant Biosecurity CRC DPI NSW
Larvae AG Vic AG Vic
Pupae Ag Vic NSW DPI
Lifecycle Ag Vic
What are the host fruits? Ag Vic
Commercial Implications Increased costs Damaged fruit IPM complications Loss of marketing options Increased record keeping Quality risk
When is QFF a risk? NOW – this week, this month, this year, next year….. QFF not detected in Yarra Valley YET Ripening fruit Overwintering populations – warm winters Warm, humid weather Each fruit season in years to come
Where are the risks? Importing fruit into the region Public, workforce, tourists, commercial packhouses Travelling insect Host plants
What to do in the Yarra Valley? Monitor Learn Look http://www.taste-the-bacon.com Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics NSW DPI REGIONAL COORDINATOR 0490381999 www. Visitmelbourne.com.au DEDJTR 136186 Agronomy consultant
What to do? Remove Protect www.spagnolo.com.au Sandiegoreader.com Ag Vic www.realfoodrising.com
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Area Wide Management • Synchronised efforts to control or prevent QFF • Action on each property • Monitoring for early detections Plan of what actions to take, • who will act, and when
What can I do if QFF arrives?? DR ABC Alert DEDJTR, Regional Coordinator, Agronomists, Farm Manager, Neighbours Identify source – remove or reduce the source Identify the spread - contain the spread Remove the infestation - attract and kill with bait sprays and specific traps Increase monitoring intensity Improve hygiene/sanitation Continue to monitor with traps and checking fruit Clean up or cull risks (more drastically than prevention stage) Consider long term options for reducing population numbers
Thinking ahead smudgeeats.com/maroondahorchards We have area freedom Cost of doing nothing is higher than the investment required to prevent the pest establishing
Acknowledgements.. State Government of Victoria, Agriculture Victoria (Ag Vic) NSW DPI and QDAF Dan Papaceck, Bugs for Bugs Jenny Ekman, AHR and Hort Innovation David Williams, DEDJTR Andrew Jessup
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