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Fruit
Flies of Australia 2
Scientific
Advisory Services has produced a second Fruit Flies
of Australia poster aimed primarily at fruit and vegetable
producers.
In
1996, Scientific Advisory Services produced a poster
illustrating the fruit flies of Australia. It was produced
primarily for fruit and vegetable producers and provided
a useful guide to the common species in Australia and
their life cycle. It proved very popular and because
of requests to illustrate other species it was decided
to produce a second poster. The two posters now cover
the entire range of fruit flies that infest commercial
crops, as well as non-pest species commonly collected
in traps and exotic quarantine threats.
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FRUIT
FLIES OF AUSTRALIA 2
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on the poster for an
enlarged view of the complete poster. (Size
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poster displaying the high quality of reproduction
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(Size - 81k)
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A
total of 11 species of fruit flies are illustrated (making
a total of 22 in all for the poster set). Most have
been photographed live by leading
insect photographers and for most species the photographs
are the first ever published. Information provided for
each species includes their attraction to male chemical
attractant lures, plant hosts attacked, distribution
and identification. The methods of fruit fly eradication/suppression
are featured as well as fruit disinfestation techniques.
Additional examples of stung fruit are featured including
apple, olive, grape, capsicum, quince, zucchini, peach
and cherry.
The
new poster measures 970mm by 650mm. It will provide
a practical resource for packing sheds and export houses,
government and private agricultural advisers, Australian
and international quarantine authorities and educational
institutions. It will be a valuable aid for horticulturists
particularly those who undertake control measures based
on the monitoring of fruit fly numbers in lure-baited
traps.
Photographs
of three species of fruit flies affecting commercial
fruit and vegetable crops in Australia are presented,
with also 3 species not presently found in Australia
but which are of quarantine importance. A further 5
species that are not pests but are common in traps are
featured.
The species featured are Bactrocera bryoniae, B. kraussi
(attack undamaged commercial fruit), Dirioxa pornia
(attacks damaged or overripe commercial fruit), B. breviaculeus,
B. facialis, B. cacuminata, B. endiandrae, B. mayi,
Dacus newmani (non-pest species commonly trapped) and
B. facialis, B. philippinensis and B. trivialis (quarantine
threats). Together with the original poster "Fruit Flies
of Australia" the new poster will prove a valuable guide
for producers and others involved with fruit fly management.
Leading pest management company, Integrated Pest Management
P/L trading as Bugs
for Bugs have kindly provided sponsorship assistance
in the production of the poster. Bugs for Bugs at Mundubbera
are suppliers of a wide range of fruit fly monitoring
and control products.
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FRUIT
FLIES OF AUSTRALIA
Scientific
Advisory Services has produced a large wall poster on Fruit
Flies of Australia aimed primarily at fruit and vegetable producers.
The poster
is a valuable aid for horticulturists particularly those using
traps to monitor fruit fly numbers in their crops so that
control measures are undertaken only when necessary. The poster
will prove useful to anyone ranging from the largest orchardist
through to the backyard gardener with a few fruit trees and
a vegetable garden.
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FRUIT
FLIES OF AUSTRALIA
CLICK
on the poster for an enlarged
view of the complete poster. (Size
- 80k)
For
an approximate actual size view of a part of the poster
displaying the high quality of reproduction CLICK
HERE.
(Size - 88k)
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Internationally
recognised insect photographer Paul Zborowski was commissioned
to photograph the major species in Australia and the result
is a poster that is both useful and pleasing to the eye. It
measures 970mm by 650mm. For some species the photographs
are the first published photographs of the species. The information
is presented in simple English for the non-technical reader.
Photographs
of the 8 major species of fruit flies affecting commercial
fruit and vegetable crops in Australia are presented, along
with 3 species not presently found in Australia, but which
are of quarantine importance. They include cucumber fly, melon
fly, Oriental fruit fly, mango fruit fly, banana fruit fly,
papaya fruit fly, Queensland fruit fly and Mediterranean fruit
fly. All the flies have been photographed live. Information
on their attraction to male chemical attractant lures, plant
hosts attacked, distribution and identification is provided.
A range
of fruit are demonstrated with fruit fly damage, the fruit
fly life cycle is shown and there is a section on monitoring
and control of fruit flies. The present distribution within
Australia of each species is marked on a map.
Fruit
flies are very topical these days in Australia following the
discovery of the papaya fruit fly in Cairns in October, 1995
and recent discoveries of Qld fruit fly in NSW fruit growing
areas and Mediterranean fruit fly in South Australia. It was
the papaya fruit fly outbreak that prompted the preparation
of the wall poster as there appeared to be a lack of photographs
and plain English information available on this and other
species of these important pests. To date the poster has been
obtained by primary producers, packing and export houses,
government and private agricultural advisors, Australian and
international quarantine authorities, and educational institutions.
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