Insect control and management
Crop protection
Crop protection has progressively developed as agricultural industries have evolved. Policies have been administered to ensure the early detection of fruit fly in South Australia and to eradicate any fruit fly outbreaks efficiently and effectively, to minimise the chances of declared pests and disease entering South Australia through high level compliance and surveillance, and to ensure that commercial horticultural produce complies with current legislation and standards, including the requirements of the South Australian Plant Quarantine Standard.
More information about Crop Protection
Fruit fly
50 years of fruit fly eradication in SA 1947–1997
Yamba roadblocks
General information about the Yamba Roadblock
Fruit Fly Eradication Unit, 1974. Fruit Fly the Current Situation in metropolitan Adelaide ( ). Article, p 60 -64. Vol 77 No2, May 1974. Journal of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Building, Gawler Place, Adelaide, South Australia.
Swan, D.C. Swan, 1949. Fruit Flies ( ). Bulletin No. 409, Feb, 1949. Department of Agriculture, South Australia.
Locust control
Read Locust control in South Australia to 2010 ( ).
Further reading
J.D. McAuliffe's 'The Australian plaque Locust Control Campaign of 1955' – Agronomy Branch Report No. 84 ( )
South Australia. Plague Locust Review Committee, ‘The plague locust control campaign – South Australia - 1976-77; Recommendations for the future control of the plague locust in South Australia’ – Agronomy Branch report No. 83 ( )