fruit fly
UP researcher advances fruit fly management through innovative study
Some SA fruit industries spend more than R300 million a year to combat fruit flies. UP researcher Tania Pogue explains how her study of pest traps could revolutionise how we protect our fruit exports. In a significant advancement for agricultural pest management, University of Pretoria (UP) researcher Tania Pogue[...]
Lure and cure fruit fly with GF-120TM
By Carine Joubert When a farmer does not implement preventive measures on his farm, fruit fly will cause him annual losses running into many thousands of rand. It may even be necessary to close his packing sheds until the pest is again under control. However, Paul Hansen of Halaron[...]