Welcome to Chris O’Connor
Welcome to Chris O’Connor, who joined PHA this week as the Fruit Fly Engagement Coordinator. With a strong background in horticulture, Chris... Read More
Fruit fly and trade Hypotheticals
The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) hosted almost 90 industry stakeholders in Brisbane and Melbourne this week to explore potential trade disruptions... Read More
Fruit Fly efforts recognised at Hort Connections
Congratulations to the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Fruit Fly Area Wide Management Program and Peter Leach from the Queensland Department of Agriculture... Read More
NFFC fruit fly webinars attract worldwide interest
The National Fruit Fly Council recently hosted three online webinars with more than 360 attendees in total from Australia, Bangladesh, China, Tbilisi, India,... Read More
A note from the Manager
There has been considerable progress in recent months against key priority areas supporting delivery of the National Fruit Fly Strategy. These include... Read More
NFFC webinar: Agchemicals and novel technologies in fruit fly management
Join The National Fruit Fly Council for an online webinar on 31 May from 1 – 2:30 pm about ‘Agchemicals and novel... Read More
NFFC webinar: Coordinated national research of Australia’s fruit flies
The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) is hosting a second webinar series on ‘Coordinated National Research of fruit flies – a consolidated... Read More
Webinar: fruit fly interspecies competition
The National Fruit Fly Council hosted an online webinar on interspecies competition in fruit flies on 4 April with 107 participants in... Read More
NFFC will continue to provide a national voice on fruit fly in Australia
The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) has secured funding from Hort Innovation for phase 4 of the project that will strategically coordinate... Read More
A note from the Manager – March
The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) has recently been contracted for a further five years (Phase 4) providing a strong base to... Read More
Tasmania’s Securing Our Borders
Tasmania’s Securing our Borders (SOB) initiative that was announced in May 2019, has significantly strengthened the state’s biosecurity system to keep pests out and... Read More
Table Grape Growers: Survey from Agriculture Victoria
Agriculture Victoria is collecting data on the experiences table grape growers have with Queensland fruit fly (Qfly), as part of a Hort... Read More
New off-farm fruit fly management resources
While many horticultural growers are adept at managing fruit fly on-farm, pest pressure is often experienced off-farm such as in home gardens,... Read More
11th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance
The International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance will be held from 13 – 14 November 2022 in Sydney. It will... Read More
Vintage requirements in the event of fruit fly in SA: new resource for the wine industry
Vinehealth Australia has released a new and comprehensive resource for the South Australian wine industry – a Biosecurity Bulletin titled ‘Vintage requirements... Read More
National biosecurity award to GMV fruit fly program
Congratulations to the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Fruit Fly Area Wide Management Program that won the Community category in the 2021 Australian... Read More
Study to investigate fruit fly specific agrichemical issues
The management of fruit fly in Australian horticulture is challenging, not least as a consequence of recent domestic and international regulatory actions, impacting the... Read More
NFFC Phase 3 highlights
The National Fruit Fly Council’s Phase 3 (2018 – 2021) project concludes in December 2021 and we are currently working with our... Read More
Welcome to the new NFFC Manager
Plant Health Australia (PHA) and Hort Innovation welcome Stuart Burgess as the new manager of the National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC). Stuart... Read More
Priority Area 2: Management of established fruit fly – An integrated approach is key to fruit fly control
Fruit fly is a constant threat to Australian growers, and more importantly, Australia’s $2.7 billion horticulture export industries. An integrated pest management... Read More