THE Clarence Park fruit fly quarantine zone in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs has been extended after three male Mediterranean Fruit Flies were found in traps at Camden Park.
An outbreak of MFF was declared in Clarence Park on February 25 following the discovery of larvae in home grown peaches and the zone was extended after the discovery of the three additional male MFF fruit flies.
There have also been outbreaks of MFF in Colonel Light Gardens and Highgate within the past three months.
Residents and businesses within the extended 1.5 kilometre quarantine area around the Camden Park detection site will receive information from Biosecurity SA about the outbreak and associated quarantine.
Biosecurity SA Plant Health Operations manager Nick Secomb said fruit fly detections such as these were expected as part of an outbreak response and they were unlikely to impact any commercial growers and would not impact on South Australia's fruit fly free status.
“The eradication program is progressing well,” he said.
“Biosecurity SA officers are contacting home owners within the quarantine zone to apply organic fruit fly bait to properties and to pick up any fallen fruit. Extra fruit fly traps have also been set up in the area.
“South Australia is the only Australian mainland state which is fruit fly free. Successful eradication of isolated fruit fly detections such as these helps to maintain our state's fruit fly free status.”
As part of the eradication program Biosecurity SA officers will remove fallen fruit and apply organic fruit fly bait to properties located within the extended quarantine zone, focused primarily around the new detection site.
Extra fruit fly traps have also been set up around the site.
