Have you had issues with fruit flies this summer? Getting on top of the issue is an annual cycle of activity in the garden. By coordinating the efforts of home gardeners, commercial fruit growers, local council and community groups, the aim is to achieve “Area Wide Management of QFF”. The Yarra Valley is in a good position to manage the pest only if everyone does their bit. In this presentation, she focuses on integrated pest management techniques, and the practical application of various processes and tools to best prevent and manage QFF. There’s no silver bullet, so it is essential that the complexity of the QFF population is understood and key lifecycle stages are targeted.
One of the benefits of best practice management of QFF is the protection of the insect biodiversity - the native pollinators and biological pest management insects that are beneficial to all agriculture
All sessions are recorded and those booked in will receive the recording link which is active for two weeks.
Details
You will learn
- The life cycle of a fruit fly and how to manage it in a garden setting
You will get
- Free access to recording for 2 weeks
Appropriate for
Beginner gardeners or those wanting to understand fruit flies and solutions
Preparation
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Your Teacher
Bronwyn is the Queensland Fruit Fly Prevention and Awareness Project coordinator for Agribusiness Yarra Valley. The program is funded by Agriculture Victoria’s “Managing Fruit Fly in Victoria 2021-2025”. She has decades of horticultural production experience, an agricultural science degree and local connection to the Yarra Valley.
Organized by
Sustainable Gardening Australia
648 reviewsSustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.
Its driving purpose is to:
- Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
- Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
- Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
- Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
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Terms & Conditions
SGA’s Booking Conditions
- Bookings are considered final once payment is made and no refunds will be given for non-attendance.
- If there are insufficient numbers for an event it may be cancelled or postponed by SGA. If this is the case, you will be notified and given the option of either a full refund or a transfer to a different SGA event of equivalent value.
- Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time for registration and seating
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