The Queensland fruit fly eradication campaign

Authors

G P. AylingFollow

Keywords

Bactrocera tryoni, Q Fly, Insect control, Western Australia

Disciplines

Entomology | Fruit Science | Parasitology

First Page Number

159

Last Page Number

162

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Western Australia has started an extensive eradication campaign against the Queensland fruit fly, one of the worst horticultural pests in the world.

The programme, the largest of its kind in Australia, and one of the biggest in the world, involves the integration of three tequniques for fruit fly control: lure trapping, protien baiting and the release of sterile male flies.

Recommended Citation

Ayling, G P. (1989) "The Queensland fruit fly eradication campaign," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 30: No. 4, Article 8.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol30/iss4/8