Fruit That doesn't attract Fruit Fly (forum)

Adrianna starts with ...
I have a Nectarine tree and has lots of fruit each year but I lose most of them to Fruit fly or Possoms. So I have decided to replace it with another tree so I am looking for a fruit tree that doesn't attract fruitfly. Can anyone help?

Time: 13th November 2010 9:40am

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Charles cant spell says...
How big is it and how old. You can get a $50 net and cover the hole tree and solve all the fly problems. Possoms might still get them.

I dont think its about cutting something out and replacing it, its about trialing and asking around for ways to manage the 'pests".

If you plant something else with the mindset that protection etc is to hard, something else will crop up that will be a problem with your new tree.

I recommend keeping your trees small planting lots and protecting them. Rather than looking for fruit that things dont eat, after all fruit is there to attract animals/insects to spread the plants seeds.



Time: 13th November 2010 4:11pm

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Adrianna says...
Thank you Charles, I have netted the tree before but for some reason the fly still gets them I think that when I net the tree when the fruit first forms the fruit fly hatches from the ground. They dont touch the plums or citrus just the nectarine.

Time: 15th November 2010 7:10am

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Mark says...
We've had our first good crop of low chill stonefruit thanks to netting. We netted all around the tree right up to the trunk. Just folded the net over and used pegs to join at the seams. The netting was light enough to just drap over the tree without damaging it. Basically we left no way for the fruitfly to get in. Keeping each tree small and managable is the key I think. We were in a similar situation last year and I'm glad we persevered, even a small young trees seem to be able to get a bumper crop. Good luck!

Time: 15th November 2010 8:38am

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BJ says...
There is already a thread on fruit resistant or not so attractive to fruit fly somewhere here. But basically, if you want to plant those trees, you wont be able to grow many of your tradtional fruits.

Time: 15th November 2010 10:56am

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