BREAKING: Riverland hit with another fruit fly outbreak

ANOTHER fruit fly outbreak has been declared today in the Riverland.

The new Queensland fruit fly outbreak has been declared for Renmark North, following the detection of flies in monitoring traps.

Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) staff will now be visiting properties in the new 1.5km red outbreak area, which overlaps the existing Renmark West outbreak area and takes in the localities of Renmark North and Chaffey.

Restrictions on the movement of fruit and vegetables at risk from fruit fly are now in place in the new outbreak and suspension areas.

General manager of the fruit fly response, Nick Secomb, said the trigger for the new outbreak has been the detection of five wild flies within 14 days within a radius of 1km.

This is in accordance with National Fruit Fly Management Protocols.