News - Fruit Fly

Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 13 to 26 February 2024

28 February 2024

Two new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks have been declared in Bookpurnong B and New Residence B, and the total number of outbreaks since December 2020 is now 50.

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 30 January to 12 February 2024

14 February 2024

No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks have been declared, and the total number of outbreaks since January remains 48. It is important to note 25 of these declared outbreaks have not had a detection in more than 12 weeks and some of these not for over…

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 16–29 January 2024

31 January 2024

No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks have been declared, and the total number of outbreaks remains 48.

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 2–15 January 2024

17 January 2024

One new Queensland fruit fly outbreak has been declared in Loveday and 2 outbreak area boundaries have been extended in the Riverland since 2 January.

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One billion sterile fruit flies released over the Riverland as Pt Augusta SIT facility reaches major milestone

4 January 2024

One billion sterile fruit flies have now been released over the Riverland to combat outbreaks in the region following a recent expansion at Port Augusta’s Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) facility.

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Don’t let fruit fly travel with you this Christmas as new Riverland fruit fly outbreak declared

22 December 2023

Riverland residents are being urged to check their homegrown fruit, while travellers heading into the region or returning back from interstate this Christmas are reminded to abide by fruit fly restrictions with another Queensland fruit fly outbreak d…

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 4 to 18 December 2023

20 December 2023

One new Queensland fruit fly outbreak was declared in Lyrup, called Lyrup B, and one outbreak area boundary was extended in the Riverland from 4 to 18 December 2023.

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak fortnightly summary: 20 November–4 December 2023

5 December 2023

No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks were declared, and no outbreak area boundaries were extended in the Riverland from 20 November to 4 December 2023.

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak fortnightly summary: 7–20 November 2023

22 November 2023

No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks were declared, and no outbreak area boundaries were extended in the Riverland from 7 to 20 November 2023.

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Queensland fruit fly outbreak fortnightly summary: 24 October–6 November 2023

7 November 2023

No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks were declared, and no outbreak area boundaries were extended in the Riverland from 24 October–6 November 2023.

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