AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2006
Vic: Fruit fly outbreak in north-east Victoria
The Department of Primary Industries has declared an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly
in Victoria's north-east.
It says the pests have been discovered on a property at Everton .. east of Wangaratta.
The DPI says it's taken measures to prevent the fruit flies from spreading to major
fruit production areas within the state.
A one and a half kilometre control zone has been set up around the affected site and
eradication will begin this weekend.
The DPI also says the movement of fruit has been suspended from within a 15-kilometre
zone around Everton to Melbourne and sensitive interstate markets .. including South Australia
and WA.
AAP RTV sam/dk/goc/tm/
KEYWORD: FLY (MELBOURNE)
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