Australia's Fruit Fly.

[Fern]

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, Queensland fruitfly found in New Zealand.
Not for the first time either, time Aussie fruit was banned from our markets, we grow enough of our own. But Aussie will keep fighting to keep our apples out of their markets which is understandable, they know the quality of our apples far exceeds their own.

There have been no suspect fruit flies detected in the 83 traps placed throughout the main alert zone in Whangarei.

On Thursday a Queensland fruit fly was detected, prompting the Ministry for Primary Industries to create a zone where the original discovery was made.
People can not take any fruit into this zone.

New Zealand apples were banned from the Australian market since 1924 on the grounds they are subject to fireblight, thanks to the WTO Aussie was told they should remove the bann.

After 90 years without Kiwi apples on their shelves, Aussie shoppers are giving our apples the thumbs up.
Around 4000 kilograms of the fruit arrived in Australia this week, however under pressure from their local apple industries, the Victorian, Tasmanian, and South Australian are continuing the fight against the import of the New Zealand produce.
Australia banned the import of New Zealand pipfruit and trees for over 90 years, after fireblight was found in Northland in 1919, but last November the World Trade Organisation ruled Australia should remove restrictions on Kiwi apples as fears over the bacteria spreading to their fruit were proven unfounded.

 

[Diwundrin]

Qld isn't flavour of the month with S.A. fruities either, outbreak there too, and they're blaming Qld relaxing the inspection regime.

Sorry 'bout the fruit fly but we still don't want your fireblight wiping Tasmania out if that's ok.

Fruit fly is controllable, fireblight won't be and the WTO can get stuffed. They've told us we have to take poultry products from Asia too. What ever happened to 'free' trade? Isn't it up to the customer to choose what they buy? .. But it's a long complex argument so....

 

[Fern]

Wrong, fireblight is controllable. Our markets would be severely affected if your fruitfly was known to be in existence here.
No, it isn't up to the customer to choose what they buy, most wouldn't have a clue about the risks that is associated with importing.

 

[That Guy]

It's the New World Order. We share bugs and disease, now...

 

[Katybug]

Fruit flys are a real PIA and since I've been buying avocados more often, I can't get rid of them. I leave any & all fruit covered in a plastic bag on the counter. How the hell do they know I have fruit out and where do they come from?

 

[That Guy]

Fruit flys are a real PIA and since I've been buying avocados more often, I can't get rid of them. I leave any & all fruit covered in a plastic bag on the counter. How the hell do they know I have fruit out and where do they come from?

They have honed their survival skills over eons...