Prevent Fruit Fly

National Fruit Fly Council of Australia

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🪰The Prevent Fruit Fly newsletter is out now
- an economic analysis on the impact of fruit flies
- outcomes from the NFFC’s first meeting of 2026
- what’s ahead as work begins on a new NFF Strategy
📖 Read the full edition: https://t.co/QztMfAodPk
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Want to reduce fruit fly risk in your garden?
Try planting non-preferred host fruits and vegetables — plants that are less attractive to fruit flies. 🍋🍍🍉
👉 Find out more: https://t.co/UzReN2ao9K
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During its lifetime, a female Queensland #fruitfly can lay up 400 eggs. There are four unique stages:
• egg ⤵️
• larvae ⤵️
• pupae ⤵️
• adult.
Understanding these stages is helpful in identifying, preventing and controlling fruit fly.
Learn more: https://t.co/3nH2qRSr2j

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🍊 Strong fruit fly management starts with working together.
A coordinated approach helps protect Australia’s horticultural industry and supports growers to maintain market access.
Discover the range of fruit fly control options available 👉 https://t.co/Egaxz8pUUy

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🪰🍑 Not all fruit flies are the same.
Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) pose different risks, and correct identification is key to effective control.
Find out how to spot fruit fly 👉 https://t.co/g5UsI496xm
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Are you travelling interstate these holidays? Before your trip, make sure you’re aware of any restrictions in place for each state affected by #fruitfly. Learn more: https://t.co/PoF9Wtc7zg #biosecurity #preventfruitfly

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🪰The latest edition of the Prevent Fruit Fly newsletter is out now!
In this edition, we share how 2025 became a turning point in fruit fly management, driven by strategic planning, economic analysis and collaboration for the decade ahead.
Learn more: https://t.co/ZUDfwHOJ6T

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Control strategies can help prevent #fruitfly and these include:
🍒harvesting fruit and vegetables early
🍊removing rotten fruit
🍋using physical barriers
🍐pruning your trees to a manageable size.
Learn more about different control methods: 👉https://t.co/Egaxz8pUUy

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🪰🌱 Promising biocontrol results for fruit fly management
New research into the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is showing strong potential for managing the damaging spotted wing drosophila (SWD).
👉 Read more: https://t.co/I7AqMzOIoE
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🍊 Did you know? Hundreds of exotic #fruitfly species exist overseas? If introduced, they could devastate Australia’s horticultural industry. Aways follow Australia’s biosecurity rules and regulations.👉 Learn more: https://t.co/xvcgUoqlWy
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🎉Ceduna is officially free from Mediterranean fruit fly following a successful eradication program led by @SA_PIRSA. Restrictions have been lifted and residents can once again share home-grown fruit and veggies with family and friends🍎🍑🍊
Read more 👉 https://t.co/5zGQQxkwPA

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🎉Ceduna is officially free from Mediterranean fruit fly following a successful eradication program led by @SA_PIRSA. Restrictions have been lifted, and residents can once again share home-grown fruit and veggies with family and friends.
Read more: https://t.co/5zGQQxkwPA

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🍋 Join the fight against #fruitfly!
These tiny pests can cause big problems for our gardens and growers but you can help. 🌿
👉 Learn more: https://t.co/I3AlS8lVuY
#PreventFruitFly #PlantHealth #BiosecurityStartsWithYou

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Maintaining good orchard hygiene is essential when it comes to dealing with #fruitfly. Here’s a few tips:
🍑mulch or remove remaining fruit
🌳remove non-commercial trees
🍏correctly dispose of reject fruit from grading/packing
Learn more: https://t.co/ELMWx9344w
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It's BLITZ time!
@DPIRDWA's annual Biosecurity Blitz kicks off this week, marking 10 years since the campaign and the MyPestGuide Reporter app first launched.
Get involved and sign up for the 2025 Biosecurity Blitz via the DPIRD website. 🔍
Read more: https://t.co/LdPMxrvQy0

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Tasmanians are being asked to inspect their fruit as the state enters its annual high-risk period for fruit fly incursions from the mainland. Read more 👉 https://t.co/doMjYfQKGx

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PHA’s Stuart Burgess joined John Webster and industry members of the NFFC at the FASTA Symposium.
📸 L–R: John Webster (NFFC independent chair), Dale Williams (Bowen mango grower), Alison McGregor (@atgaHortnetwork), Stuart Burgess (PHA), Jessica Lye (@CitrusAustralia)

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🐝 SA Beekeepers: Let’s stay #VarroaFreeSA!

SA is still free of Varroa mite, but vigilance is key:
🔍 Inspect & sample hives (every 16 weeks)
📝 Keep records
🚫 Follow movement restrictions

Together we protect bees, ag & pollination 👉 https://t.co/1DUA7IyrPw

@planthealthaust

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Australia is known for producing some of the world’s cleanest, best quality produce 🍎🥦
But because fruit flies are serious pests, some importing countries may require our produce to be treated before entering.
👉 Explore Importing Country Requirements: https://t.co/foCdpfOgPB

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🍎 Keep your orchard clean to protect yields and reduce fruit fly pests like Qfly. Key tips:
🪰 Remove fallen fruit
🪰 Remove non-commercial trees
🪰 Properly dispose of reject fruit
Read more fruit fly control methods 👉 https://t.co/Egaxz8pUUy
#preventfruitfly #biosecurity