How to prevent fruit fly
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Fruit fly map
See if you're in an affected area
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Growers and producers
Learn what your business can do in an outbreak area
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Outbreak zones
Know the restrictions for the areas where you live, work, or go to school
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Restricted fruit and vegetables
Find out which produce are hosts for fruit fly
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Pick your fruit
There are restrictions on sharing and disposing of surplus fruit in outbreak areas.
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Sterile fly releases
- Salisbury North and Glyde outbreak areas – weekly until late October 2025.
- Riverland outbreak areas – Chaffey, Cooltong, Crescent, Paringa, and Renmark until early January 2026.
- Ceduna – weekly from 25 September for up to 12 weeks.
For more information, see Sterile insect technique.
Page Last Reviewed: 16 Feb 2022