Port Augusta’s Fruit Fly Facility is set to Double in Size.
The expansion of Port Augusta’s National Sterile Insect Technology facility has begun, with a $3 million investment to combat fruit fly infestations in South Australia.
The existing facility, operational since November 2016, has reached its capacity, producing up to 20 million sterile flies per week.
The expansion will double the facility’s capacity and sterile Queensland Fruit Fly production.
The facility plays a critical role in eradicating outbreaks and reducing pest pressure in vulnerable areas.
With completion expected by spring 2023, current forecasts indicate that Australia is set to produce $18.2 billion of horticulture in 2023-24, of which around half is susceptible to fruit fly.
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