
Fruit Fly ITTC
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Fruit Fly ITTC
@fruitflyittc
The Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation researches sustainable and benign ways to protect Australian horticulture from fruit fly pests.








@MQAppBioSci is seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic Research Fellow to join a team working on Hort Innovation project FF17001 "Post-production pilot of QLD fruit fly sterile insect technique". Applications now closing 24 June 11:59pm. See link: bit.ly/3aGP4W1






Check your fruit for blemishes or sting marks, particularly if you are in the Riverland. This is a sign of fruit fly. Cut fruit open to check for maggots. If found, seal the fruit in a plastic bag and call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Learn more ow.ly/jU2e50Jf3O0




Plant/insect interactions have intensively studied between plant’s vegetative tissues and herbivorous insects. But what about fruits and frugivorous insects? Fruit has defense mechanism too! We hope to encourage to generate more studies in this area mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/5…













