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Fruit Fly

757 Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (26 August 2021). Why has South Australia not seen a decrease in fruit fly infestation in metropolitan and Riverland affected areas, following the release of sterile fruit flies, baiting and advertising costing South Australian's $27.4 million in 2020-21 and an additional $16 million in 2021- 22?

The Hon. D.K.B. BASHAM (Finniss—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development):

With increasing occurrences of fruit fly interstate, the pressure on South Australia's borders is as high as it's ever been. The Marshall Liberal government's efforts have seen a decrease in fruit fly with 50 less active centres in metropolitan Adelaide for example.