References on Mango

Fay H. A. C.

Author Affiliation: Queensland Horticulture Institute, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 1054, Mareeba, Queensland 4880, Australia.
Technical Bulletin - Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Northern Territory of Australia  : 11-14

Abstract : The gross value of horticultural production in Queensland reached the $1 billion mark in 1993/94, with the northern part of the state contributing around 40%. While horticulture has continued to grow and diversify in the region, it was significantly disrupted by the detection of the Asian Papaya fruit fly, Bactrocera papayae Drew and Hancock, near Cairns in October 1995. New requirements were imposed on growers for treating or evaluating fruit prior to shipment from the Quarantine Area (north of 19°S). A campaign to eradicate the fly was initiated, and supported by a national cost-sharing arrangement under SCARM. The campaign was due for successful completion in August 1998, after expenditure approaching $35 million. Despite the impositions growers faced, there have been substantial increases in production in most commodities in recent years; particularly in the mango, pawpaw, bean and banana industries. Significant crop diversification on the Atherton Tableland has seen the number of commodities worth $1 million p.a. reach 13. However, horticulture in north Queensland has had to face other developing entomological problems. These include silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) type B, in vegetable and melon crops, spider mites [Tetranychidae] in pawpaws, sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval), in palms, a Sigastus weevil in macadamias, and a Cryptophlebia sp. in avocados. Among several incursions of exotic pests into Torres Strait and onto the mainland, two of the most significant have been the arrival of spiralling whitefly (Aleurodicus dispersus) in Cairns in 1998, and detection of mango leafhopper ( Idioscopus nitidulus) near Weipa in 1997.