A pilot program to monitor fruit fly infestation of fruit intercepted at roadside inspections in New South Wales.
Dominiak B. C., Gurr G. M., Simmons A. T., Begum M.
Author Affiliation: NSW Department of Primary Industries, Locked Bag 21, Orange NSW 2800, Australia.
General and Applied Entomology 34 :15
Abstract : Fruits transported to the Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone in New South Wales, Australia, were monitored for the presence of fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) between 28 January and 16 April 2003. Roadblocks or vehicle inspection stations were established. A total of 1455 vehicles were stopped and 77 were found loaded with fruits. Seized fruit from a subset of 45 intercepted vehicles was packaged and sent to the Orange campus of the University of Sydney. The fruit was retained for 44 days to allow adequate time for any tephritid to complete development. Considerable quantities of apple (18.5 kg), orange (8.9 kg), tomato (6.9 kg), banana (6.7 kg), peach (2.3 kg), avocado (1.9 kg), mango (1.5 kg), nectarine (1.5 kg), capsicum [Capsicum sp.] (0.8 kg), pear (0.8 kg) and chilli [Capsicum sp.] (0.3 kg) fruits, and small quantities of other fruits were processed. Tephritids were not detected in these consignments.