Residents in a swathe of suburbs in Perth's south are urged to remove all fruit and fruiting vegetables from their gardens following the detection of the Queensland fruit fly, which poses a significant threat to the state's horticultural industries.
The Queensland fruit fly, or Qfly , was detected in Palmyra and Willagee in Perth's south.The Queensland fruit fly , which poses a serious threat to horticultural industries, has been discovered in Willagee and Palmyra in Perth's south.Residents in a 'red zone' have been urged to remove all fruit and fruiting vegetables.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Chief Plant Biosecurity Officer Vincent Lanoiselet said people in the red zone of the quarantine area must act quickly to treat, eat or destroy all fruit and vegetables from their gardens., stretching from Bicton in the north, Hilton and East Fremantle in the west, Booragoon and Bull Creek in the east and Coolbellup in the south.
Dr Lanoiselet said the pest was detected by the department's surveillance program, which included more than 2,000 fruit fly traps in the metropolitan area.
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