Australian Rural Leadership Program Course 16
Improving business skills and value chain awareness for young Queensland vegetable growers Phase 1
Biocontrol of WFT and other key pests in commercial greenhouse crops
Issues facing vegetable production in peri-urban areas – review and scoping study
Desktop Preparation of Pesticide Minor Use Permit Applications in Various Vegetable Crops
2014 Produce Innovations Seminar: USA Showcase
This project was initiated as a result of action by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) which is reviewing the chemicals Dimethoate and Fenthion. Both chemicals are widely used for pest control purposes in Australian horticulture, particularly to control Queensland Fruit Fly. Substantial changes in regulation are likely to have dramatic implications for Australian horticulture industry. In response to the current APVMA reviews AUSVEG undertook this project to better educate growers on issues concerning changing regulations as well as alternative treatments to Dimethoate and Fenthion (D&F) for fruit fly. These alternative treatments were heat and low Methyl bromide fumigation, cold disinfestation, irradiation and a systems approach.