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natasha compton starts with ... i am renting a house that has a apricot tree my fruit is nearly ready but i have fruit fly is it to late to do anything about it or not i have pull any fruit i see that has signs of fly i have put two different types of traps up 1 is a coke bottle trap with urine in it (i was told that it works) and i have put zip lock bags with lemon pieces in them please help | About the Author natasha compton perth 21st November 2007 1:06pm #UserID: 448 Posts: 5 View All natasha compton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... Many people have reported success with Wild May Fruit Fly Controls systems. Perhaps give these products a try: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Wild-May-Fruit-Fly-Control-System.htm Here is some forum topics where it is discussed that you may be intereted in ===================== Fruit Fly Control Mangoes and Fruit Fly ==================== | About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 22nd November 2007 1:00pm #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
natasha compton says... i just wanted to let you know that my urine trap is the only onr that worked in one day i have over 20 fruit fly in it. i used female urine as i was told its better than mens. is it to late to spray the tree i was also told to put detergant in the soil under tree does this stop the laver growing | About the Author natasha compton perth 23rd November 2007 6:14am #UserID: 448 Posts: 5 View All natasha compton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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ben silver says... Have a look at some pictures on the net that illustrate fruit fly . They are not the little flies attracted to rotten fruit. Or better photograph the fly and post it . I bet you do not have 50 f. fly. Someone has to put a stake thru. the heart of this myth. Female fruit fly ,and it is the female that does the damage, will not enter confined spaces . Millions are spent on f. fly research and if it were so simple no one would bother with all the paraphernalia. | About the Author ben silver Sydney 28th November 2007 9:24am #UserID: 241 Posts: 3 View All ben silver's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author bob1 Perth 25th January 2008 2:59pm #UserID: 487 Posts: 40 View All bob1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Sandra says... I don't think any of this is going to help me. Last year our old apricot tree produced good fruit in the first 2 weeks then all fruit ripening in the latter stages was rotten with grubs. This year, every apricot (and there were hundreds) were grub affected. I'm at my wits end as to what to spray the tree with and when. This extremely old tree works so hard to give us fruit, but the worms are beating us completely. | About the Author Sandra2 Central west NSW 31st December 2008 5:30pm #UserID: 775 Posts: 3 View All Sandra2's Edible Fruit Trees |
mikecowie says... Sandra, it is unfortunate that you are losing so much fruit to the fruit fly. It sounds as though you have lost the crop this year and it seems to me that you have to prepare for next season. Because the larva inhabit the soil where the rotten fruit fall, to limit the amount turning into fly next year you need to collect the fruit as it falls and then drowning the larva. Your tree probably needs pruning so that it is a size where you are able to net it. Alternatively, you might be able to protect individual branches with flyscreen tubes encircling the branch. Hope you have better luck next season | About the Author Slicko Brisbane 31st December 2008 5:52pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author John20 Perth 2nd January 2009 12:10pm #UserID: 1094 Posts: 287 View All John20's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author health101orgarticles1 Ovahere 3rd January 2009 2:00pm #UserID: 316 Posts: 159 View All health101orgarticles1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author ian8 perth 6th January 2009 8:37pm #UserID: 1828 Posts: 1 View All ian8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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HappyEarth says... Have you tried bagging the fruit Ian? We have a few of our neglected neighbours peaches that overhang our fence bagged - should be ready for eating in a week minus the grubs :) Rich www.happyearth.com.au | About the Author HappyEarth1 Wollongong 6th January 2009 9:27pm #UserID: 215 Posts: 94 View All HappyEarth1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author wicket1 Sydney 14th December 2010 8:50pm #UserID: 4656 Posts: 3 View All wicket1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles cant spell says... Just to clarify and condense, if you want to protect your tree organically/pesticide free you need to use exclusion bags or full tree fruit fly net. All organic sprays traps and other gimmicks are gimmicks. Try Netpro as a supplier to get a good price then look around for other quotes. You may not need to net so wait and you will soon find out on the first small crop that should probably be removed anyway so the tree can get better established. If you dont want to net then yes Lebaycid is what you need to use. However if you do, why are you growing your own fruit ? Fruit is cheap if you are happy with covering it in chemicals so dont grow your own, its not cheaper, and if your doing it for sustainability or urban food resilliance, chemical spraying is not either of those. Hehe as if I can summarise :). | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Perth Innaloo 14th December 2010 11:01pm #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
kert says... Mostly in agreement ;there is a place for yeast autolysate /spinosid or yeast autolysate/malathion baits . They will give satisfactory control, but less than 100per cent eradication .In addition you must 1) live in an isolated area 2) you do the necessary hygiene of picking up infected fruit and destroying same. | About the Author sydney 15th December 2010 10:19am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
