Sterile fruit fly release in Riverland to eradicate pest causing million dollar losses

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.

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.