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Sexy sterile fruit flies enlisted in fruit fly fight
Media ReleaseMILLIONS of ‘attractive’ sterile fruit flies are being dropped from the sky over Adelaide as the $45 million fruit fly fight continues. This is the first time Queensland fruit flies (Qfly) sourced only from the new National Sterile
3 April 2018
Biological control of Botrytis cinerea in strawberry (BS12007)
A prototype biological control agent for grey mould in strawberries was produced under this project, based on a non-pathogenic fungus.
22 February 2018
Botrytis fact sheet
This fact sheet provides growers with a background on Botrytis fungi and their symptoms, epidemiology and management in nurseries.
24 January 2018
Thrips fact sheet
This fact sheet provides a general introduction to thrips biology and will assist growers in identifying their presence in a crop.
24 January 2018
Persimmon Postharvest Manual
This manual gives a broad overview of pre and postharvet issues that can affect quality and storage life for growers of persimmons.
29 November 2017
Integrated pest, disease and weed management systems for pineapple (pineapple industry technical officer) (PI12008)
This project investigated management options for major pest, disease and weed threats for the Australian pineapple industry.
10 October 2017
Endophytes and latent pathogens - implications for the nursery industry (a 2017 Nursery Paper)
This paper provides an in-depth background on endophytes and examines their potential future impact on the nursery industry.
1 October 2017
Effect of sulphur dioxide and cold on survival of insects during storage of table grapes (TG15003)
This investment demonstrated that current cold and sulphur dioxide treatments for exported table grapes will kill any accidental occurences of pests including long-tailed mealybug, lady bird beetle, European earwig, Argentine ant, Carpophilus beetle and two-spotted spider mite.
7 September 2017
Classification of the onion rust complex and development of rapid diagnostic assays (VN13001)
Onion rusts affecting Australian crops were investigated by this project, which identified rust complex species and developed diagnostic tests to aid onion rust identification.
3 August 2017
Integrated Pest and Disease Manual for Persimmon
The Integrated Pest and Disease Manual for Persimmon provides an integrated pest and disease package for Australian persimmon growers.
28 July 2017