Regional fruit fly update for April

Regional Fruit Fly April update

By Annie Barrow

The trapping surveillance grid in the Goulburn Murray Valley Fruit Fly Program (GMV) has revealed a buildup of the Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) populations from late February to March.

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Valley Fruit Fly Program

Protecting your crop, protecting your region: A win for growers in the Goulburn Murray Valley

For growers across northern Victoria and southern NSW, fruit fly isn't just a nuisance -- it's a direct threat to yield, market access and profitability. That's why the success of the something every farmer in the region can celebrate.

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Trapping grid strengthens the Goulburn Murray Valley's defence against Fruit Fly

Goulburn Murray Valley

On 10 December 2025, Greater Shepparton City Council announced it had secured$469,000 in Victorian Government funding to strengthen fruit fly management across Greater Shepparton, Moira Shire, Campaspe Shire and Strathbogie Shire. The funding supports the rollout of a new Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) fruit fly trapping grid, a critical early-warning system designed to protect local growers, backyards and commercial horticulture.

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Where this fits

Availability, ripeness and handling decide more about flavour than almost any technique applied afterwards in the kitchen.

What to remember

• The trapping surveillance grid in the Goulburn Murray Valley Fruit Fly Program (GMV) has revealed a buildup of the Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) populations from late February to March
• As the seasons shift and rainfall patterns begin to favour new growth, smart producers know one thing: planning now sets up performance later
• On 10 December 2025, Greater Shepparton City Council announced it had secured$469,000 in Victorian Government funding to strengthen fruit fly management across Greater Shepparton, Moira Shire, Campaspe Shire and Strathbogie Shire

In short

None of this settles the wider question. It does make one thing harder to ignore: the pressure in the produce section has shifted, and others will have to respond to it.