date:Aug 13, 2019
t does not establish in New Zealand.
We wont be relaxing our efforts until we are absolutely confident we are rid of these flies. We have found 10 flies in the Northcote area since February, and while we still havent found any evidence of larvae, pupae, eggs or female flies, the continued finds indicate that Queensland fruit flies could remain in the area, albeit at very low levels.
Its really important that we do this to protect our 4th largest export industry horticulture, which is worth $6