date:Jan 06, 2020
Fruit fly larvae have been detected in Tasmania. They were found on a mango imported from Queensland. The infected fruit was found in Devonport during a routine inspection at a Biosecurity Tasmania control centre.
It was imported in a shipment of more than 1,000 trays of mangoes that arrived on January 1, Lloyd Klumpp, Biosecurity Tasmania general manager, said. This is not uncommon, it happens from time to time and it has been controlled, he said. The other mangoes in the shipment have been co