fruit fly - Page 3

 It appears for me there is no real good way of dealing with the
blighters. So minimising is all one can hope for.
Free range chooks may be one answer.
You have trouble trapping females too? Darn I thought it was my
personality! (Or breath fresheners arent up to the task)

len garden wrote:

 g'day jonno,

no mate it doesn't come down to your bronzed rugged good looks or
masculine aroma, the female of all species are hard to attract! us
males go easy hey?

in the garden try to adopt the theory of control and management of
pests etc, you will then get a balance, erradication won't happen or
if it does it will be at a cost.

we have trapped another mass of male flies all out of commission now
for the coming season, currently no fruit happening here as yet but
hopefully this will put us a head in the control stakes along with the
use of that product i earlier mentioned.

our female traps as usual work slow there are some dead bugs in them
but they maybe other sorts of flies??

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

 Time flies like an arrow! Fruit flies like a banana!
: Groucho Marx

len garden wrote:

 

I found a reference here you may find interesting

http://www.tweedrichmond.organicproducers.org.au/library/pestmgmt/peststrt.htm

they talk about fruit fly towards the bottom of the page.

Also have you considered seeing if there is an Agfact on the subject.  I
looked at the dept of ag's website but they don't have one online, but there
may be a paper copy.  Years ago when I was an ag student I had just about
every one they printed, and there was section devoted to the home gardener.
Maybe they are up to date and have organic ones now as well.  You could also
try talking to one of the boffins at the Gosford/Somersby office.  Not  sure
if Gosford is shut yet but that is where they were researching the fruit
fly.  They were supposed to move up the hill to the experimental farm at
Somersby.

Chris

 
Some interesting information / solutions:
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/03/03jul21b.cfm

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s741646.htm

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/PW/INS/PP/HORT/GN2004_024.PDF

good luck
giovani