date:Apr 14, 2014
The Asian fruit fly is worrying producers in Limburg. The fly lays eggs in fleshy fruit and the larvae feed off it. It is present in Belgium due to the mild winter, and the insect threatens to destroy a large part of fruit harvests.
The female fly lays eggs in fruit that is not yet ripe. ''The larvae damage the fruit before it is sold and make it unfit for consumption'' says Tim Belin of Proefcentrum Fruitteelt (Pcfruit), a centre of expertise with a high-level research institute and inform