If you live in or close to a declared outbreak area, there are important steps you should take to help prevent the spread of fruit fly.

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Protect your home garden

There are simple things you can do to reduce the risk of fruit fly in your home-grown produce and help protect your local area.

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Disposing of fruit and vegetable waste at home

Learn how you should dispose of fruit and vegetable waste to help prevent fruit fly.

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Pick and collect program

Riverland residents in outbreak areas can bag up unwanted home-grown fruit and vegetables and have them collected.

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Riverland produce shopping options

You can't bring any restricted fruit and vegetables into the Riverland Pest Free Area, even if it's bought from a shop.

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Packing lunches

If your school or workplace is in an outbreak area, you may not be able to pack restricted fruit and vegetables.