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Agriculture Victoria says La Nina responsible for large population of Queensland fruit fly in state
Organic farmer Ant Wilson’s summer fruit harvest looked a little different this year.
Key points:
- Agriculture Victoria says La Nina weather patterns are causing fruit fly concerns in Victoria
- Good quarantine measures in place for industry, but there are warnings for home gardeners
- All infected fruit should be removed from trees and put in the sun or the freezer to kill the maggots
As he walked along his orchard in Harcourt, in Central Victoria, his plums seemed ripe, but he could see tiny puncture marks and softening fruit.
“When I opened them up, there’s tiny larvae moving inside, making the fruit mushy and gross — I couldn’t sell this,” Mr Wilson said.
“We picked a whole bucket of plums this morning, and it’s affecting our apricots —…
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