Fruit flies

202206 Fresh Quarterly Issue 17 03 Spotted Wing Drosophila

Spotted-wing drosophila

Fresh Quarterly

Most drosophila fruit flies hang around overripe or rotting fruit. But the spotted-wing drosophila prefers to raise its offspring on fresh fruit. By Anna Mouton. Almost everyone is familiar with fruit flies in the genus Drosophila — they are those…

202209 Fresh Quarterly Issue 18 21 Aruna Manrakhan

Systems approach proves its worth

Fresh Quarterly

Dr Aruna Manrakhan of Citrus Research International reviews its use in South African citrus and deciduous fruit. By Engela Duvenage. “Prior to 1980, fruit industries relied on single-point disinfestation treatments to mitigate insect pest risks,” said Manrakhan. “The ban or…

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