The Queensland fruit fly is native to Australia and occurs throughout Queensland and NSW. It is reddish-brown with yellow markings, slightly larger than a housefly. Ripening fruit is its favoured target, so fruit that is picked green is usually not affected. The adult female lays her eggs under the skin of the fruit in clumps of 6-12. Eggs take 1-2 days to hatch into white maggots in ripening fruit.. These maggots feed in the fruit for 7-12 days and the...
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