Table Grape International Marketing Program Industry Briefing
The ATGA will host a Table Grape International Marketing Program Industry Briefing next month. Join us at 1pm, Wednesday 14 February for an online event, where we explore international marketing program activities, including key dates for campaigns and launch events and more. **Please note: this event is open only to growers and exporters of Australian […]
VIDEO: Bait Like a Boss: Part 2 – Recognising fruit flies and their damage
Understanding fruit fly behaviour, and how to bait spray for control, is an essential part of any table grape producer’s integrated pest and disease management program. Want to Bait Like a Boss? You need to know your enemy. Watch part 2 of our Bait Like a Boss video series on identifying fruit fly.
VIDEO: Bait Like a Boss: Part 1 – What’s in fruit fly bait?
Understanding fruit fly behaviour, and how to bait spray for control, is an essential part of any table grape producer’s integrated pest and disease management program.
2023/24 Table Grape International Marketing Program
The Australian Table Grape Association is delivering the 2023/24 Table Grape International Marketing Program. This project involves the program development and implementation of the 2023/24 table grape export promotion campaign into several key marketings, including: This is the first year the Australian Table Grape Association has delivered an industry-led program. This investment is funded by […]
Pick of the Bunch • 18 January 2024
In this Pick of the Bunch, export season kicks off, inspector arrives, 2022/23 Hort Statistics Handbook launches and more.
Queensland fruit fly & male annihilation technique (MAT)
MAT – male annihilation technique – is an “attract and kill” strategy for male flies. The aim is to reduce male fly populations to low levels, reducing the mating opportunities for females. There are several different MAT types available, different shapes and sizes, and with different insecticides.
Queensland fruit fly treatment calendar
Want to know how to integrate your treatment options for fruit fly? Transitioning from cover spray to bait spraying? This seasonal calendar shows treatment options for Queensland fruit fly as well as other vineyard pests, and identifies the importance of adding bait spraying into your integrated pest management (IPM) program.
Queensland fruit fly treatment factsheet
Bait spraying is the most reliable and integrated pest management friendly way to reduce Queensland fruit fly numbers in a vineyard. This factsheet explores the “what, why and how” of Queensland fruit fly treatment options, including how to add bait spraying into your Queensland fruit fly treatment program.
Queensland fruit fly treatment cost calculator
Will you bait spray or cover spray Qfly this season? How long will it take, and what is the labour cost? Download the work rate calculator to compare the time and costs of treatment methods. Instructions for use:1. Click the “Download” button, and open the file in Microsoft Excel on a computer for best use. […]
Trapping efficacy in table grape vineyards for area-wide management of Queensland fruit fly (final report)
Managing Qfly in table grape vineyards has presented a major challenge in recent years, particularly in Greater Sunraysia (Victoria) where around 70% of Australian table grapes are grown. With the withdrawal of several pesticides that previously controlled this pest, an urgent need has arisen for a toolkit of technologies and practices to effectively manage Qfly […]