By Jorisna Bonthuys In the Western Cape, Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or Medfly, is one of the most economically harmful pests in orchards, causing fruit damage and posing a phytosanitary risk. Four years ago, Gulu Bekker,…
Hortgro would like to inform producers that it continues to monitor further EU plant health developments – specifically the proposed amendments relating to non-European Tephritidae (fruit fly). The currently planned changes follow on the first range of changes that were…
One of the greatest sources of high fruit fly populations is from year-round infestation in town gardens which serve as a source of infestation of adjacent farms. All fruit trees as well as other trees/shrubs which bear fleshy berries/fruitlets can…
Status of Bactrocera dorsalis: Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) is a quarantine pest of Asian origin capable of infesting various commercial fruit crops (400 recorded hosts). It was previously described as the Invader fruit fly (Bactrocera invadens). It is now found in 65 countries…
Ripe fruit on harvest day is possibly the most attractive breeding ground for fruit flies, says FruitFly Africa’s manager, Nando Baard. Therefore the amendment for the use of GF-120 to a zero-day withholding period is a great improvement in controlling…