Free tree removal to combat fruit fly ends

Wade Stephens

FRUIT Fly Murray Valley (FFMV) has phased out its free tree removal service. After a seven-year run where 10,498 Queensland fruit fly-infested trees were removed, the program will now shift its focus towards education, insect nets and trapping strategies. FFMV regional coordinator Narelle Beattie said the Victorian Government-funded program was introduced when the fruit fly […]

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