NEWS
2018 show dates
reshuffled
T
he dates of two of
Gauteng's popular
agricultural and
outdoor shows have been
significantly changed this year,
one being earlier and the
other being later than before.
This year's Walkerville
Agricultural Show takes place
in March, on the 10th and
11th. Previously the show was
held at the beginning of April,
the problem being that this
year the first weekend in April
is the Easter weekend.
The Walkerville Show takes
place on a well-esta blished
permanent showground
complete with a pub, beer
garden, large arena for events
and displays and permanent
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oval black spot in each
antennal furrow. Its head has
a vertical length of 1,62mm.
The wing length is between
5,4~6,9mm. The female is
fairly similar to the male.
It is likely to be found in any
areas where suitable host
fruits are available, including
natural and man-made
habitats such as orchards and
gardens.
Mated females deposit eggs
within the flesh of the fruit on
a host plant.
Larvae hatch in a few days
and burrow into the interior
of the fruit to feed on the
pulp for four to twelve days.
The larvae then drop from
the fruit to pupate in the soil.
Adults emerge seven to ten
stabling for livestock displays.
The show also features an
impressive craft hall where
Walkerville's smallholders
display and sell their craft,
home baking, preserves and
produce. In addition, the
show is well-attended by
sellers of a wide variety of
agricultural and horticultural
items and equipment, as well
as sellers of solar products ,
power tools, bric a brac and
novelties. Children are well-
catered for with animal rides
and competitions and a
festive atmosphere is
engendered by the participa-
tion of the local radio station.
After a disappointing turnout
in the livestock department
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FRUIT
FLY
days later and feed for a
period of time before mating.
Many generations are
possible annually.
This pest can be controlled
by practicing effective
orchard or field sanitation,
chemical control and control
of the removal of host
material from quarantine
(infested) areas to non-
quarantine (non-infested)
areas.
Orchard sanitation is the
collection of all fallen and
rotten fruit or fruiting
vegetables, burying them in a
pit or trench and covering
with half a metre of soil, or
placing them in a black
refuse bag, closing it and
exposing it to the sun.
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