In an effort to combat fruit flies, the Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area will be offering free information and management tips tomorrow.

Taking place at the Community Tree in Campbell Street, Field Officer Trish Whitney will be providing tips for the care of fruit trees and management of Queensland Fruit Fly

The event will take place from 9:00am until 4:00pm.

According to Ms. Whitney, This time of year is when fruit flies start to appear in monitoring trap and taking action early can prevent issues in Spring;

"We're encouraging people to hang up their fruit fly traps now because it won't be long before fruit flies start to move."

"We get fruit fly in monitoring traps at the end of August, start of September."

"So, we're putting the traps out in an effort to catch those ones that are hanging around from the last season, so that they don't get into the fruit this Spring."

There will be the ability to get new traps and to refill old traps free of charge.

Anyone unable to attend, or anyone looking for further information can go to www.pestfreearea.com.au, or can contact the Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area Head Office on (03) 5022 0327.