The zones around George Town and on Flinders Island remain in place with strict protocols for fruit and vegetable growers transporting their produce throughout the state. The State Government said the control area restrictions would be maintained until Tasmania was declared fruit fly free.
Fruit Growers Tasmania president Nick Hansen said if everything goes to plan, the state's fruit-fly-free status could be reinstated in December. "Fruit fly at present is in a winter hiatus, in that there is no field work progressing because [of] the temperature and the conditions within the Tasmanian winter. Fruit cannot be moved out of the control zone even though we are in a winter hiatus period."
According to abc.net.au, the industry was not relying on winter to eradicate the fly.
