Tuesday,
30 April 2024
Varied reports on fruit fly, but pest remains a seasonal threat

THIS season the impact of fruit fly has been mixed, according to local growers and gardeners, but the pest problem can be calamitous if left untreated.

Myrtleford horticulturalist Annette Smits said there had been large numbers of fruit fly in the area during the fruiting season, citing numbers in her own garden and two Beechworth property owners who had reported significant numbers of the fly.

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