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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2024-02-06T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>55</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <endPage num="4651" />
  <dateModified time="2024-02-07T15:40:19+10:30" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Fruit Fly</name>
      <page num="4647" />
      <text id="202402066d42be64a512400aa0000842">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Fruit Fly</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2024-02-06T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Fruit Fly</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="202402066d42be64a512400aa0000843">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">the Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) </by>().16 November 2023).  </inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2024-02-06T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Fruit Fly</name>
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            <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries):</by>  I am advised:</inserted>
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        <text id="202402066d42be64a512400aa0000845">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Since 6 November, 40 million pupae have been reared out weekly, resulting in 34 million SIT flies released each week.</inserted>
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        <text id="202402066d42be64a512400aa0000846">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;40 million pupae are produced weekly.</inserted>
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          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;SIT flies are released weekly in target areas for six weeks. </inserted>
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          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;SIT works best in areas with low fly density. As a result of analysis of detection data, independent technical experts recommended releasing SIT flies in an east to west direction across the Riverland.</inserted>
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      </talker>
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