Noosa News
Riverland fruit fly outbreak, Sterile insects released to eradicate pest costing millions
More than 2.5 million sterile fruit flies have been released in the Riverland, as the region battles five outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly, which could cost local farmers and communities millions of dollars.
Key points:
- Primary Industries SA says 3.5 million sterile fruit flies will be released per week
- Local MP says it could cost communities millions-of-dollars in damage
- There are currently five active outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly in the Riverland
Member for Chaffey Tim Whetstone has called on backyard fruit tree owners to strip their trees of fruit to do their part to help get the region’s 1.3 billion horticulture industry back to their fruit fly-free status.
-
Noosa News20 hours agoSecurity concerns over Chinese-made Yutong fleet dismissed
-
Noosa News20 hours agoEx-Townsville mayor Troy Thompson lied about army service, degrees, and cancer, says CCC
-
Noosa News22 hours agoQueensland’s domestic violence policing and policies are being shaped by lived experience
-
General21 hours agoBerkeley River Lodge caretakers survived ‘apocalyptic’ Cyclone Fina in underground bunker