The Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) is one of Australia’s most destructive pests, attacking almost every known fruit, berry and fruiting vegetable through all stages of growth and ripening — and even after harvest.
These pests are native to eastern Queensland and north-eastern NSW but, due to transportation of infected fruit, the planting of exotic host crops and the effects of climate change, they can now be found throughout the east coast and the Northern Territory.
During hot weather they can multiply very quickly, going from egg to adult in as little as five weeks and producing multiple generations.
