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Identification of pest fruit flies in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Federated States of Micronesia

Project ID:
CS2/1994/003
Collaborating Countries:
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Project Locations
Commissioned Organisation:
Griffith University, Australia
Project Leader
Professor Dick Drew
Phone: 07 3875 3696
Fax: 07 3875 3697
Email: D.Drew@griffith.edu.au
Collaborating Institutions:
  • FSM Department of Resources and Development, Federated States of Micronesia
  • Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, Vanuatu
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Solomon Islands
Project Budget:
$659,467
Project Duration:
01/01/1995 - 31/12/1997
Project Extension:
01/01/1998 - 31/12/1998
ACIAR Research Program Manager
Dr Paul Ferrar
Project Background and Objectives

Pacific island nations need to establish effective preharvest control of fruit flies in order to increase horticultural production for local consumption and export. This project follows on from Project 8920, which generated a large body of information on pest fruit flies of the region. Project activities will include training people from the three partner countries to carry out host fruit surveys and identify both flies and host plants. Project scientists will tackle some of the difficult taxonomic problems and expand the regional database of fruit flyhost fruit information. They will also provide bait spray and advise on field control trials in orchards.

Project Outcomes
Outcomes for this project are currently being prepared