Industry Update - Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) found in metro

Qfly is an invasive pest which attacks more than 300 species of fruits and vegetables and could seriously impact Western Australia’s horticulture industries and home-grown produce.

• Several male Qfly were detected over recent days in the department’s surveillance traps in the Willagee and Palmyra areas prompting an immediate eradication response.

• DPIRD Chief Plant Biosecurity Officer Vincent Lanoiselet said surveillance traps throughout the metropolitan area and in horticulture production areas formed a vital part of the State’s early warning biosecurity system

Pomewest is monitoring the response closely as the situation unfolds for any impact or potential impact on production areas and/or distribution centres. We will forward official updates as they come through.

More information

More information on Qfly and the biosecurity response can be found on the department’s website https://www.wa.gov.au/qfly as the response progresses.