date:Jan 06, 2020
ntained and or destroyed.
In 2018, adult flies were found in traps on Flinders Island sparking a range of control measures to contain the outbreak. Larvae were also found in fruit in Spreyton and George Town.
Strict biosecurity control zones implemented in 2018 limited the movement of fresh fruit from some of Tasmania's prime horticultural production areas unless it had been treated with methyl bromide or been kept in cold storage for weeks.
Tasmanian fruit exporters have built businesses wit