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Spring cleaning your garden >
August 2025 A healthy garden should reward you with fresh produce. By harvesting and managing your crop, you enjoy what...
Biosecurity in action: Riverland grower leads the way >
August 2025 National Biosecurity Week is a timely reminder that safeguarding our agricultural industries from pests and diseases is everyone’s...
Aerial release of sterile fruit flies begins over Adelaide >
August 2025 Adelaide skies to see a new kind of flight — and it’s all about fruit flyStarting Saturday 9...
One-week SIT release starts early in Riverland >
July 2025 From Monday 21 July, the Fruit Fly Response Program will carry out a one-off, early release of sterile...
Help protect your citrus from fruit fly this winter >
July 2025 As the crisp days of winter settle in, so too does one of South Australia’s juiciest times of...
Science shines at environmental forum for Riverland primary students >
July 2025 Primary students from across the Riverland gained a hands-on look at how Queensland fruit fly is managed in...
Home composts, a breeding ground for fruit fly >
May 2025 It’s International Compost Awareness Week (4 to 10 May) – a time to celebrate all things compost and...
Young environmental leaders in the Riverland >
May 2025 More than 60 of the Riverland’s brightest scientific minds attended the Young Environmental Leaders (YEL) forum on 3...
Glynde outbreak grower meetings >
29 January 2025 Following a new Queensland fruit fly outbreak declared in Glynde, PIRSA held two key meetings at the...
Reducing risk for bees >
Beekeepers are invited to notify PIRSA of the location of their hives if being placed in a red outbreak or...
Growers and industry meeting >
December 2023 Riverland growers and industry are invited to an 'ahead of the curve' meeting on Thursday 7 December at...
Community information sessions >
October 2023 Attend a community information session this October to find out more about: how to help eradicate fruit flywhy...
Fruit fly grower meetings >
August 2023 Riverland growers are invited to meet with the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) and peak grower...
SIT facility expansion begins >
2023 Construction has begun on the expansion of the Port Augusta Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) facility which will double the...
March fruit fly community meetings >
Riverland residents and growers are invited to meet with the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) and peak grower...
Alternative fruit fly bait for wine grape growers >
Wine grape growers located in fruit fly red outbreak areas can register and access free Entrust to mix with sulphur...
Fruit fly prevention in your backyard >
Look out for our fruit fly officers and please give them access to your yard so they can: put up...
Detector dogs on the fruit fly case >
Two detector dogs will be used in a trial during October to find fruit fly larvae in orchards and help...
Lindsay Point >
A new outbreak of Queensland fruit fly has been declared following the detection of fruit flies at Lindsay Point, Victoria....
Fruit fly restrictions on shop-bought fruit change in the Riverland >
Restrictions on the movement of purchased fruit and vegetables at risk from fruit fly have changed for Riverland shoppers. Local...
Voluntary tree replacement pilot planned for Waikerie >
A pilot program for the voluntary replacement of backyard fruit trees is in development and projected to be rolled out...
Riverland fruit fly fight this spring >
Riverland fruit fly eradication efforts are increasing from August to include more grower involvement and residents working together with PIRSA,...
Fruit fly information in your language >
Information about fruit fly in South Australia has been translated into 12 languages to better share advice about how each...