Projects
F³: FRUIT FLY FREE
Establishment and maintenance of fruit production areas free and under low prevalence of fruit fly pests in Southern Africa (full proposal)
The main objective of the project is to establish and develop a framework for maintenance of areas free and under low prevalence of fruit fly pests in South Africa and Mozambique.
The expected outputs for the targeted fruit fly pests in this project are:
• Established PFAs (Pest Free Areas) in South Africa and Mozambique.
• Scientifically based evidence for specified low prevalence levels.
• Established ALPPs (Areas of Low Pest Prevalence) in South Africa and Mozambique.
• Operational database platform for determination of PFAs and ALPPs in different regions in South Africa and Mozambique.
• Identification protocol and service for rapid and unambiguous identification.
• Financial model for maintenance of PFAs and ALPPs.
Principal investigator:
Dates:
2020 2023Museum staff:
External collaborators:
Grové, T. (ARC, South Africa)Manrakhan, A. (CRI, South Africa)
Venter, J.H. (DALRRD, South Africa)
Addison, P. (SU, South Africa)
Cugala, D. (EMU, Mozambique)
Vaz, A. (DSV, Mozambique)
