No QFly - DPIRD announce eradication and back to area freedom

Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) Willagee

Industry update No 6, 19 August 2025

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is pleased to announce that Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) has been eradicated from Willagee and surrounding suburbs. Thanks to the enormous efforts of residents impacted in our southern suburbs, along with Perth Markets who were faced with quarantine restrictions, Qfly eradication was achieved on 18 August 2025, nine months after the incident was declared. Western Australia’s (WA) area freedom for this pest has now been reinstated. The Quarantine Area Notice will be lifted and businesses and residents will no longer be subject to quarantine movement controls on host fruit and vegetables.

This is the tenth time Qfly has been successfully eradicated from the Perth metropolitan area since 1989 and is a great example of how we can all pull together to protect our horticultural industries and environment. Qfly is one of the most serious pests of fruit and fruiting vegetables in Australia, attacking over 300 species of fruit and vegetables and impacting a range of horticulture industries and access to valuable markets.