The Passion Vine Spring 2019 by Passionfruit Australia

SPRING 2019

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02 PRESIDENT'S REPORT 04 REGIONAL ROUND-UP 06 WIN A ROLL-IN PICKING TOOL 07 COMMUNICATION PROJECT REVIEW 08 LATEST MARKETING NEWS CENTRE SPREAD KNOW YOUR SPOTTING BUGS

12 MANAGING SPOTTING BUGS ON YOUR FARM 14 BREEDING PROGRAM UPDATE 15 FIRST AID: BE SNAKE BITE READY 17 HORT360 PESTICIDE USE IN PASSIONFRUIT

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WAYNE & KRISTIN DELLAWAY

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT TINA MCPHERSON, BUNDABERG

Dear Readers,

Knowledge is Power! For us this has been a year to take advantage of education and knowledge… seems like a worthwhile thing to do when other things seem well out of our own control… like weather and pricing! We have been very fortunate that both the horticulture industry and the passionfruit industry have enabled us to pursue some further education and training. Early in the year, Bruce used the Noel Day Scholarship, available through PAI, to complete Nutri-Tech Solution’s Certificate in Nutrition Farming. This certificate aims to train food producers to seek a more productive, profitable and regenerative approach to farming. The course challenged him to look at what we do on the farm and aim for continual improvement in everything we approach. This nationally recognised qualification teaches innovative, cutting-edge strategies to improve the health of your farm, your garden, your planet and yourself. The final day concentrates on human health… something we often neglect but which is essential if we want to continue to farm! As part of my ongoing education I applied to join the LEAD (Leadership, Exploration and Development in Horticultural Industries) course, funded federally and available to members of Passionfruit, Mango, Avocado, Persimmon, Lychee, Melon, Pineapple, Banana and state based strawberry industries. This group already had existing alignment and objectives to increase leadership capacity in potential and existing leaders and banded together to put this programme into place. The intention of the programme was to collaborate in advocating rural issues, engage with government, build leadership and mentoring skills in a cooperative way at an industry level and work with the existing networks of the Tropical Horticulture Group. The programme included self-awareness development; two residential workshops; webinars and mentoring development over an eighteen-month period. The programme culminated in attendance at Hort Connections in Melbourne in June this year and another workshop in Melbourne. Not only were we equipped with skills for advocacy and engagement and a broad range of industry perspectives, but we were challenged to think beyond our own biases, question the way we do things in our business and in

our own daily lives, and to constantly assess the reasons we conduct ourselves the way we do. Should the opportunity ever present itself again, I would urge any member of our industry to take advantage of such an opportunity. The legacy was not just personal, it will be felt in our businesses and our industry for many years to come. Passionfruit were fortunate to secure 3 places on this course. As is often the case with these workshops, the most vital component was the networking and the building of relationships. I have long been in favour of industries collaborating where appropriate for advocacy in horticulture, research and development where synergies are obvious, and for support, as after all we are all in the business of “growing”. The friendships, understanding and networks that develop from programmes such as LEAD are essential for the collective strength of Horticulture as an industry. I see that an opportunity to participate in Women in Horticulture Leadership Development has come available. Grants have been allocated as part of a joint funding arrangement between Women & Leadership Australia and Hort Innovation and provide access to one of three part-time practical courses. I urge women in the passionfruit industry to become involved. Should you be unsure whether to participate, please contact me, Jane Richter or Amanda Roy. We would all be happy to chat with you about how to juggle this with an ever-increasing workload, family and “doubts” about whether this is right for you! https://www.wla.edu.au/horticulture.html Nelson Mandela left us with “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. It is up to us to put it in practice, starting with our own worlds! On a much sadder note, many of you may have heard of the recent passing of Robyn Prossliner from Bundaberg. As an industry we are grateful to Robyn for her contribution and support over the years. Our thoughts are with Gary, Brendan and their families during this difficult time. With best wishes for a fruitful spring…

Tina

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WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY? Australian Passionfruit

— Potential im pact of this plan is $ Based on a n est total invest imated ment of $ from 2017 to 2021 —

9.7m

1.84m

STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN 2017–2021

The SIP has been developed in consultation with the passionfruit industry using funds from the Hort Innovation Passionfruit Fund. This plan represents the roadmap for the future development of the industry. This plan drives investment decision-making by Hort Innovation who invest levy funds on behalf of the industry.

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_______________________ PF16003: PASSIONFRUIT COMMUNICATION PROGRAM Mid-Term Review

__________________________________________________ PF15000: NATIONAL BREEDING PROJECT PAGE 14

MANAGING FRUIT SPOTTING BUGS PAGE 10-13

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS 18TH SEPTEMBER 2019 WIDE BAY REGIONAL FIELD DAY – IPM, SARP UPDATE & BREEDING TRIAL VINES

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Venue & Farm Walk: Ross Brindley’s Farm, 145 Quinns Road, Bundaberg, Qld, 4670 Time: 8.30am for a 9am start

18TH OCTOBER 2019 WITH THANKS TO OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSOR: JE TIPPER

MAROOCHYDORE INDUSTRY DINNER Venue: Sands Tavern at Maroochydore Time: 6pm

19TH OCTOBER 2019 WOOMBYE PASSIONFRUIT AUSTRALIA AGM, SARP UPDATE & NURSERY/FARM TOUR Venue: Woombye School of Arts, Woombye Time: 9am

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REGIONAL ROUND UP DARWIN FAR NORTH QLD

(Mareeba, Daintree, Cooktown)

WIDE BAY (Bundaberg)

SOUTH EAST QLD

(Gympie to Glass House Mtns)

NORTHERN NSW

PERTH

(Tweed Valley)

WEATHER WATCH MAY

JUNE

JULY

—— Warmer than average May for Australia

—— It has been the second-warmest January–June on record for Australia (spanning 110 years), with rainfall also below to very much below average over most of the country, and seventh lowest for Australia as a whole

—— Temperatures for Queensland were warmer than average with record warm days in the southeast

—— Rainfall for the month below to very much below average for most of Western Australia and along the east coast but very high rainfall in the topical north - 967.2 mm rain recorded at Bellenden Ker just outside Cairns for the month of May!

—— Rainfall for the month was below to very much below average for very large areas, including most of New South Wales and eastern Western Australia

—— The southeast of QLD and NNSW remained very dry with some areas recording their driest July since the early 1970’s

RAINFALL OUTLOOK SEP-NOV 2019 CHANCE OF EXCEEDING THE MEDIAN RAINFALL

CLIMATE OUTLOOK OVERVIEW (Issued 15 August 2019)

Chance of exceeding the median rainfall (%)

—— The spring climate outlook indicates a drier than average season is likely for most of mainland Australia.

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—— Spring maximum temperatures are likely to be warmer than average, except in the southeast, which has a 50-50 chance of warmer or cooler than average days. —— Spring nights are likely to be warmer across northern and western Australia. With more cloud-free days and nights expected, there remains an increased risk of spring frost in susceptible areas.

LONG TERM AVERAGE RAINFALL (mm) WEATHER STATIONS

SEP

OCT

NOV

Mareeba

4.9

15.6

46.6

Bundaberg

76.7

85.7

Sunshine Coast Airport

55.5

80.5

85.8

Murwillumbah

40.5

105.4

125

GROWER REPORTS FAR NORTH QLD

FAR NORTH QLD

North Queensland has had its share of extreme weather for the first half of 2019. Crops are retarded for most of NQ. Winter keeps us on edge in Mutchilba as we remember temperatures fell to -8 degrees in 1984. The cold blast from Antarctica arrived in August this year dropping temperatures to -3 degrees. Thanks to irrigation, frost damage was prevented. Cold weather will have crops running slightly behind this seasons end. The extended wet season and cloudy days that went for weeks has affected Lakeland Downs and coastal areas. Lack of sunlight has not helped trellis coverage and their season will run later than normal. Hopefully the dollar returns on fruit this season will make up for the extreme circumstances that prevailed at the season’s beginnings!

Brian Westwood, Mareeba

(Mareeba, Daintree, Cooktown)

MAY JUN

JUL

MEAN (mm)

20.2 [11.8]

6.0 [11.2]

4.0 [5.6]

MEAN DAYS >1mm

4 [2.1]

1 [1.8]

1 [1.5]

Mareeba (station 031210)

MEAN (MAX ºC)

26.9 24.5 24.5 [26.9] [25.3] [25.0]

MEAN (MIN ºC)

18.2 15.3 [16.8] [15.3]

13.8 [13.9]

MAY JUN

JUL

BUNDABERG Hello everyone. Not much to report this quarter. Now at the end of August, Bundaberg has not received rain for almost three months. Very dry and dusty, making it easy to see where the cane haul-out tractors are working. As expected, water allocations have been reduced to help manage the declining water resource. The Misty Gem crop is coming to an end with the Pandora still picking for a few more weeks yet. At least this gives time to cut out and prepare the paddocks for new spring plantings, not like previous years where vines still had fruit on in planting season. Until next time. Thanks.

Peter Griffiths, Bundaberg SUNSHINE COAST

WIDE BAY

(Bundaberg)

Bundaberg (station 039128)

27.4 18.8 5.2 [66.8] [50.2] [38.6]

MEAN (mm)

7 [4.5]

MEAN DAYS >1mm

4 [3.4]

2 [2.9]

MEAN (MAX ºC)

25.7 23.2 24.3 [24.8] [22.7] [22.2]

MEAN (MIN ºC)

14.6 [14.2]

12.2 [11.7]

10.5 [10.3]

MAY JUN

JUL

Overall it has been a fairly mild winter here on the Sunshine Coast. We have only had about four mornings with much frost and none of them were damaging. The end of August saw a few cool days with dry winds but that is fairly normal. Production for most of us on the S.C. has been lower than usual this winter. A few rainy spells in the autumn and early winter interrupted flowering, but because it has generally been mild, there has been some fruit set throughout the last few months. Therefore, we should have small quantities of fruit for a while yet. I have been a bit disappointed with our quantity of fruit, but the prices have been generally quite good, so I assume everyone's numbers have been down. The vines looked pretty good for most of the winter, but the recent dry, cool winds have made my vines look a bit average. Hopefully, that will quickly turn around once we have a bit of rain and the morning temperatures go up a few degrees.

MEAN (MIN ºC)

14.7 [13.7]

12.7 [11.4]

10.5 [9.6]

MAY JUN

JUL

NORTHERN NSW

(Tweed Valley)

62.1 106.1 39.5 [128.6] [106.6] [59.6] 7 [7.2]

6 [5.7]

MEAN (MAX ºC)

24.4 21.6 [23.6] [21.3]

22.4 [21.1]

MEAN (MIN ºC)

13.0 [12.5]

6.9 [8.6]

MEAN DAYS >1mm

Hi All, Not a lot to report this quarter with a steady autumn/winter crop coming off the vines since Easter. Yellow spot was the main concern with quite a lot around through July. Our sweethearts are running well now and with our rootstock ready we will be starting grafting.

7 [6.6]

23.5 21.4 22.0 [23.6] [21.4] [21.1]

MEAN (mm)

TWEED AREA

11 [9.4]

MEAN (MAX ºC)

Murwillumbah (station 058158)

Jim Gordon, Yandina

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO BRIAN, PETER, JIM & NICK FOR THEIR REPORTS

MEAN (mm)

149.2 172.6 55.4 [154.9] [120.5] [63.6] 16

I was looking at the program for the Bundaberg field day on September 18th and it sounds extremely interesting. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it, but it would be great if as many as possible could roll up. A lot of effort goes into organising these events so we should try to support them. Good luck with the spring season and hopefully I will see many of you at the Industry Dinner & AGM in October.

Nick & Nerida Hornery, Newrybar

Sunshine Coast Airport (station 040861)

MEAN DAYS >1mm [10.0]

We are spending most of our time at the moment, (late August ), preparing our ground for the next planting. The only problem is that the vines I want to pull out still have a reasonable amount of fruit on them and with the current prices I'm reluctant to chop them out too soon! We will just have to have a last-minute flurry before the new plants arrive.

With the days warming up we are back to picking 7 days a week. Hopefully the fruit wraps up quick so we can get into the grafting and chopping vines out. Our dam is nice and full after plenty of rain in July, but we haven’t received much at all for August and could definitely do with some rain. All the best,

SOUTH EAST QLD

(Gympie to Glass House Mtns)

13 [9.5]

8.4 [9.9]

Figures in [ ] are long term historical averages. All weather data from www.bom.gov.au

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MID-TERM REVIEW & RECOMMENDATIONS

PASSIONFRUIT INDUSTRY COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME

QUALITY COPPER… NUFARM HAS IT COVERED.

BY JANE RICHTER September 2019 marks the halfway point of the current communication programme and a Mid-Term Review has been carried out to enable us to make improvements for the remaining two years. The field days continue to be a very popular part of the Communication Programme and in 2019 we have doubled the number of days to ensure each major growing region has a field day – even though we only have funding for 2 events per year.

Farms represented

Grower attendees

Glass House Mountains 20/3

Dimbulah, FNQ 19/6

Alstonville, NNSW 24/7

Total

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The attendance has been excellent in some areas and slightly disappointing in others: Location

UNIQUE FORMULATION

Feedback forms completed after each field day have provided us with valuable information to help us to continue to improve, but we really would like to get more input from growers about what are your priorities.

NEUTRAL pH FORMULATION • Ideal mixing partner for alkaline hydrolysis sensitive insecticides

FLEXIBLE USE PATTERNS • Dilute or concentrate spray volumes TRY H WIT

43% of growers have 0-5 years’ experience & 41% have over 10 years’ experience 78% strongly recommend attending a field day to other growers 74% agreed that they would make changes on their farm based on knowledge gained at a field day 94% found the farm tours useful In the Mid-Term Review that has been carried out for PF16003 Passionfruit Industry Communication Programme, 97% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that ‘The Regional Field Days are useful and provide new information to me’. For the remainder of the Programme we will try to continue with one field day per region, but we need more growers to be willing to have a farm walk at their property in order to maintain the farm tour component. 97% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that ‘THE PASSION VINE provides relevant and timely information for my business and the topics covered in THE PASSION VINE are useful for my farming business’. We would still really appreciate suggestions for topics that you would like covered and feedback about parts of the magazine that are more or less useful, so please take the time to let us know. Although still rated quite highly, the relevance and usefulness of the information in the Passiflora News received the lowest score at 82%.

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HORT INNOVATION MARKETING UPDATE BY MARIANNEL AZARCON

Hort Innovation is responsible for investing the passionfruit marketing levy into a range of activities to grow awareness and consumption of the fruits, under the Hort Innovation Passionfruit Fund. Here’s a look at some of the highlights since the last edition of The Passion Vine.

2018/19 saw another successful Australian Passionfruit marketing campaign to help drive growth for the category. The focus was on leveraging the seasonal peaks using public relations (PR), social media, influencers and in-store activity to drive timely awareness and consumption.

Public Relations Activity Our PR, designed to achieve “earned media” coverage, included seasonal press releases, new recipe content, and passionfruit hampers sent to media and influencers to drive conversations and coverage about Australian passionfruit during the peaks of supply. In addition to this, to support the later than normal summer flush of passionfruit in FY18/19, we contacted media outlets and key influencers again encouraging them to use their platforms to communicate the high supply of passionfruit to their communities. This was also supported with owned social media activity to encourage advocates to purchase more passionfruit during this time and using grower content

What is the difference between ‘Earned media’ & ‘Owned media’? ‘EARNED MEDIA’ results from a business’ public relations & social media efforts and includes media coverage, blog mentions, social media posts or tweets, product reviews and open dialogue about your brand within online communities.

‘OWNED MEDIA’ is when you leverage a channel which you create and have full control over, for example, our Aussie Passionfruit Facebook.

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for greater support. These posts were boosted with small amounts of paid advertising spend to maximise reach. This specific outreach activity resulted in 22 pieces of social coverage, with more than 590,000 opportunities to see. Australian Passionfruit also hosted a farm familiarisation to kick-start the winter peak, inviting food blogger and influencer Nagi from Recipe Tin Eats, and 9Kitchen editor, Jane de Graaff and their videographers to visit a passionfruit farm in Beerburrum, QLD for an opportunity to learn about the fruit and experience the paddock-toplate story in the context of Australian passionfruit.

Recipe Tin Eats and 9Kitchen shared the experience on their social channels, resulting in 430,000 opportunities to see. 9Kitchen are developing a longer form feature on passionfruit for online and it was Nagi’s most successful Instagram story for the year to date – more than 300 responses and a very strong viewing retention rate of 55% for the 1 minute 47 seconds series. The range of PR activities including seasonal media outreach, media hampers, reactive media activity and the farm famil program delivered a total of 12.5m reach opportunities through a mixture of traditional and online coverage.

SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT TOP POST

Both the Australian Passionfruit Facebook and Instagram platforms have performed well against expectations despite changes in social media algorithms, namely Facebook in FY18/19. The Australian Passionfruit Facebook page increased fans and followers through curated and created content from Aussie growers, food bloggers and recipe creators with the intent to inspire passionfruit use throughout the whole year. The Facebook content has resonated more strongly with an older female audience, from 45+. Striking light, bright dessert recipes is the most popular with this audience. The page was able to deliver 1.4m Facebook impressions with an engagement rate of 7% (vs 5% target).

TOP POST

The Instagram page continued to be a key platform for our audience, growing to more than 2,000 fans in FY18/19, an increase of +50% vs prior year Activity was scheduled twice per week throughout the campaign, posting a mix of curated and created content focused on taste, ease and health with Aussie passionfruit, supported by advertising to boost reach and engagement. The Instagram page achieved 258,000 opportunities to see Australian passionfruit with a very strong engagement rate of 12% (vs 10% target).

Influencer activity In order to extend consumer reach, particularly among lighter and/or younger buyers of Australian Passionfruit, a TRIBE micro-influencer campaign was implemented. This involved engaging six micro-influencers during the winter peak to develop beautiful passionfruit content that provided ideas on how to use it in different dishes while encouraging fans to follow the Australian Passionfruit Instagram page. This activity generated a reach of 127,000 opportunities & 4,862 likes translating to a strong average engagement rate of 3.82% which is above the food and beverage benchmark of 3%.

In-Store Sampling In-store sampling of Australian Passionfruit occurred for 6 weeks starting in June and extending into July (beginning of FY18/19) in Coles and Woolworths stores in NSW, VIC and QLD. Fresh passionfruit was sampled, and recipe brochures handed out. Consumers were also taught about seasonality, storage and handling. 115 sampling sessions were completed, with brand ambassadors achieving 13,997 interactions with shoppers (avg. 122 per session), 8,526 samples distributed (avg. 74 per session) and an estimated 7,788 passionfruit sold during sessions (avg. 68 per session).

For any questions regarding the marketing activities relating to the industries that fall within the Tropical Cluster, contact Hort Innovation Marketing Manager, Mariannel Azarcon mariannel.azarcon@horticulture.com.au THE PASSION VINE | SPRING 2019

BANANA SPOTTING BUG

PEST

Banana-spotting Bug (BSB)

Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (broad body shape) First instar

Second instar

Third instar

—— C lear bicolour pattern on abdomen green upper section, brown lower section.

—— M edian band on thorax clear & noticeable. —— Centrally paired raised areas inconspicuous & like blunt spines.

—— Conspicuous middle band. —— Pair of black spots almost merged. —— Slight swelling representing wing buds evident.

Fourth instar

Fifth instar

Adult

—— Distinct clear middle band. —— Distinct pair of black spots. —— Wing buds distinct.

—— Large wing pads. —— Body 8–10 mm long. —— A pair of prominent white bands encircling two large black spots on the abdomen.

—— 1 1–15 mm in body length & slender in build. —— The presence of wings distinguishes adult FSB from nymphs.

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FRUIT SPOTTING BUG

PEST

Fruit-spotting Bug (FSB)

First instar

Second instar

Third instar

—— C lear bicolour pattern on abdomen green upper section, brown lower section.

—— M edian band on thorax clear & noticeable. —— Centrally paired raised areas inconspicuous & like blunt spines.

—— Conspicuous middle band. —— Pair of black spots almost merged. —— Slight swelling representing wing buds evident.

Fourth instar

Fifth instar

Adult

—— Distinct clear middle band. —— Distinct pair of black spots. —— Wing buds distinct.

—— Large wing pads. —— Body 8–10 mm long. —— A pair of small black spots on the abdomen. —— Black antennae, black `knees' & wing buds.

—— 1 1–15 mm in body length & slender in build. —— The presence of wings distinguishes adult FSB from nymphs.

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Photos reproduced with kind thanks to Dr Alana Govender. Information reproduced from Fruitspotting Bug 2016: NSW DPI Management Guide © NSW Department of Primary Industries.

Amblypelta nitida (narrow body shape)

MANAGING FRUIT & BANANA SPOTTING BUGS IN PASSIONFRUIT NSW DPI | OUR SINCERE THANKS GO TO DR ALANA GOVENDER FOR THE USE OF HER PHOTOGRAPHS.

Fruitspotting bugs (FSB) are native to Australia. FSB are sap sucking insects that feed on the fruit, flowers and very young shoots of fruiting plants. Many horticultural crops and garden plants attract FSB, and FSB readily move from their core native habitat to commercial crops. Growers have recorded crop losses of well over 50% due to FSB damage so they are a serious pest and one which needs careful attention to manage.

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS THAT YOU HAVE BSB OR FSB IN YOUR ORCHARD?

Two distinct species affect crops in tropical and subtropical Australia. The full names of the pest species of FSB are (Banana Spotting Bug) Amblypelta lutescens lutescens and (Fruit Spotting Bug) Amblypelta nitida. For this guide where we discuss these species individually, we refer to them as BSB and FSB for simplicity.

Check out the poster in the centre spread of this magazine for a guide to each instar of both BSB and FSB and learn to tell the difference between them. An instar is a developmental stage of insects, between each moulting of its exoskeleton, until the insect reaches adulthood and sexual maturity.

wilting shoots are visible after bug feeding – this means you have active BSB

feeding on green fruit shows distinctive markings – you have either BSB or FSB or both

WHAT DO FSB AND BSB LOOK LIKE?

ADULT MALE BSB

ADULT FEMALE FSB

BSB BSB and FSB FSB

They live in Australian rainforest regions from 30° latitude and north. Most of the passionfruit growing regions in Queensland will have both FSB and BSB populations as you can see from the map. The implementation of an integrated pest and disease management system is most likely to achieve long-term control of these pests and will need to include cultural controls, monitoring, biological controls, chemical controls and participating in coordinated area wide management. In this article, we will focus on getting all growers Spotting-Bug-Ready by knowing what to look for and how to monitor the population to know when to take further action.

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Days to develop from egg to adult at 25 °C

45 DAYS

50 DAYS

Both BSB and FSB generally complete 3–4 generations in a year – one in spring, one or two in summer and one in autumn. Seasonality controls how many generations each species of FSB will complete in a calendar year. The time it takes for BSB and FSB to develop through its life stages depends on temperature. BSB is a little quicker than FSB to complete a generation. Development time can also vary according to the food the FSB consume. Most eggs are laid between November and March and during its life, an adult female BSB or FSB can lay over 150 eggs, but only a few each day. Plus, adults can survive the winter and begin a new generation in spring when temperature and humidity increases.

FSB FAST FACTS  Native pest  Long lived  C ause damage at

low population density

 S hy & not easy to see in vine crops

 A ll live stages can cause

damage but only 5th instar have external wings

 Move host once other crops become more attractive

HOW CAN YOU MONITOR FOR BSB AND FSB?

WHAT ARE THE TOOLS THAT CAN HELP?

Limiting the search for these insects to just your passionfruit vines is not sufficient to inform effective control decisions. They are highly mobile and tend to spend a lot of time in the top halves of trees – making incrop monitoring difficult from ground level.

A pheromone-based lure is available from OCP for BSB only. When monitoring, you need to know the difference between BSB and Assassin bug nymphs and be aware that the traps won’t trap FSB at all.

—— Weekly, or at least fortnightly, monitoring is needed during high-risk fruiting periods. —— Be aware of nearby food sources for FSB and include them in your monitoring. —— Identify and monitor bordering vegetation – especially native bush that might host these pests (especially at their flowering and fruiting times) and adjacent entry points into the crop. —— Use monitoring hedges or pheromone traps to detect early flights of adult FSB and monitor the nymphs’ development. —— Growers have long observed that spotting bugs colonise a certain tree or area in which they breed and feed, then radiate through an orchard as the rest of the crop comes on. Identify these hotspots from observations, and include these in monitoring. Check at least 10 plants/trees in known hotspots. —— Search weekly for fresh damage on at least 20 random plants not covered by other monitoring techniques. —— In passionfruit where significant damage can occur from feeding on tips it can be important to monitor up to 10% of total crop plants.

Detailed instructions for the use of these traps are available from OCP – visit their website at https://ocp.com.au/product/ insect-tech-range or contact Jason Vella 0448 016 551. A monitoring hedge is a small group of non-crop fruiting plants maintained to understand pest activity in the vicinity of the orchard. Monitoring hedges can be useful in reducing late season damage that is very difficult to monitor in crop. The right mix of plant species in a monitoring hedge can provide a good indication of spotting bug activity throughout the year. In the north coast of NSW it was found that using three species provided fruit resources to monitor spotting bugs all year round: —— Longan tree (Dimocarpus longan) – December to February —— Mock Orange (Murraya paniculata) – March to October (be aware that this is regarded as an environmental weed in New South Wales and Queensland). —— Gympie Nut (Macadamia ternifolia) – August to February A monitoring hedge is planted as a line or group of plants between an identified spotting bug source and your passionfruit orchard. Pruning to keep the hedge small and limiting the number of plants to 5–9 per hedge reduces time spent monitoring. The monitoring hedge behaves like a ‘patsy’ by attracting the spotting bugs and helps to predict when adult bugs are moving into an orchard so control treatments can target when the spotting bugs are about to cause the most damage.

This achieves acceptable control with the most strategic and minimum chemical applications. Spotting bug nymphs stay within the monitoring hedge once they start feeding. They generally only move to new plants when they first reach adulthood. Bug numbers (particularly 5th instar nymphs) on the hedge usually increase just before adults move into crops. Adult spotting bug flights out of the monitoring hedge, and into commercial crops, occur 10 to 14 days after 30% of the bugs in the trap crop reach the 5th instar nymph stage.

WHAT CHEMICALS ARE PERMITTED FOR USE ON BSB AND FSB IN PASSIONFRUIT? A search of the APVMA database using the Infopest portal (www.infopest.com.au) undertaken on 14th August 2019 identified that there is only one chemical currently registered for use in passionfruit against BSB or FSB: PER85397 TRANSFORM INSECTICIDE (64101) PLUS OTHER REGISTERED PRODUCTS Containing: 240 g/L SULFOXAFLOR as their only active constituent Please note: —— DO NOT apply any product containing SULFOXAFLOR while bees are foraging in the crop to be treated as this product is highly toxic to bees —— Trichlorfon does not have a current label registration or minor use permit for FSB or BSB in Passionfruit For more information, check out the Fruitspotting bug 2016 NSW DPI Management guide and links to other resources on the industry website at: https://passionfruitaustralia.org.au/home/ grow-fruit/resources

ACTION TRIGGER POINT = within 10 days of the first observation of ≥30% of fifth instar nymphs is the optimal spray treatment time for the first wave of spotting bug in the season. THE PASSION VINE | SPRING 2019

PROJECT UPDATE

NATIONAL PASSIONFRUIT BREEDING PROGRAM (PF15000) BY JANE RICHTER, PETER BUNDOCK (SCU) & TOBIAS KRETZSCHMAR (SCU)

In the WINTER edition of The Passion Vine, we provided a summary of the findings of the independent review of the project PF1500 National Passionfruit Breeding Program. As we indicated in that article, there are no levy funds available from the Passionfruit Fund to extend the current project and so a no-cost 1-year extension was proposed and has now been signed off by Hort Innovation and the project delivery partner, Southern Cross University. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN PRACTICE? —— The project will continue to its new end date of 30 June 2020 and the program will keep ‘ticking over’. —— The recommendations from the review will be implemented as described in the article (WINTER 2019 Pages 14-15). —— Both Peter and Tobias and other SCU project staff will continue to work on the project, but at a reduced rate. —— There will be no new crossing activities in this year extension, but the project will focus on inbreeding existing lines; selfing Lacey for 3rd generation in-bred this spring or summer, selfing Sweetheart from scratch again as seedlings didn’t survive without grafting so one years’ work lost with this variety, attempting Toma’s Special selfing again although problematic due to most 1st generation in-breds being self-incompatible. As highlighted in the WINTER edition of The Passion Vine, financial support is being sought from industry to help fund a MSc student at Southern Cross University to research and produce a rapid generation advancement system for passionfruit breeding. This new breeding protocol would enable us to halve the time taken to produce a generation of any crosses or selfing, dramatically reducing the time taken to bring new varieties to commercial trialling and ultimately to market.

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BEST SUPER FUND MANAGER

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Passionfruit Australia has developed a range of support packages that are available to any industry or supply chain stakeholder who would like to support the development of this new breeding protocol. We have three tiers of support available and each tier will receive recognition for that support level.

GOLD SUPPORTER – ONE AVAILABLE $5,000 + GST —— Company logo will feature in ALL our industry communications out to growers clearly recognising your support —— Will receive a FREE full-page advert in each edition of The Passion Vine in 2020 —— Will receive 2 FREE tickets to the Passionfruit Association Industry Dinner in 2019 or 2020 —— Company logo will feature as the GOLD supporter on the pull-up banner that we create which will be displayed at all industry events in 2020 & 2021

SILVER SUPPORTER – THREE AVAILABLE $2,500 + GST —— Company logo will feature in selected industry communications out to growers recognising your support —— Will receive a FREE half-page advert in 2 editions of The Passion Vine in 2020 —— Company logo will feature as a SILVER supporter on the pull-up banner that we create which will be displayed at all industry events in 2020 & 2021

BEST FEATURED PENSION FUND

INDUSTRY SUPPORTER – TEN AVAILABLE - $1,000 + GST —— Will receive a FREE half-page advert in 1 edition of The Passion Vine in 2020 or 2021 —— Company logo will feature as an INDUSTRY supporter on the pull-up banner that we create which will be displayed at all industry events in 2020 & 2021

Please contact Amanda Roy, Passionfruit Australia Inc on 0427 833 281 or admin@passionfruitaustralia.org.au to show your support for the future of the passionfruit industry.

HOW CAN GROWERS HELP? Please have a discussion with your agent & emphasise the importance of this program to the future of the industry. Please encourage them to contribute & know that no contribution is too small. If you have any questions about the details of the MSc project or would like to discuss this further with a member of the Association management team, please call President Tina McPherson on 0428 415 930 or Vice-President Jane Richter on 07 5438 7662.

KNOW YOUR SNAKE BITE FIRST AID

PHOTO: by David Clode on Unsplash

BY ROB TIMMINGS | ROB RUNS A MEDICAL EDUCATION BUSINESS TEACHING NURSES, DOCTORS AND PARAMEDICS

Spring has come early this year and with nights warming up and daytime temperatures already reaching into the mid to high 20’s, you will start to see snake activity increasing in many areas. Correct first aid for snake bites is critical to the outcome for a bite victim so here’s a refresher.

3000 bites reported annually

GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT • T here are five genus of snakes that will harm us: Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans • A ll snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white) • W hen biting, a snake injects venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood) • This venom cannot be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (NOT the blood stream) • Lymph fluid only moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking • Lymph fluid only enters the blood stream after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two lymphatic trunks which are connected to veins at the base of the neck • T he only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site via the lymphatic system • T he only way to do this is to physically move the limb that was bitten

500 hospitalisations

2-3 deaths annually

STAY STILL!

VENOM CANNOT MOVE IF THE VICTIM DOESN’T MOVE! DO NOT:

DO:

Do not cut, incise or attempt to suck the venom

Keep the victim absolutely still

Do not EVER use a tourniquet

Apply a bandage over the bite site to a level 10cm above and below the bite

Do not remove clothing – any movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement

Use a second elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from the fingers/toes of the limb all the way to the armpit/groin

Splint the limb so the Do not try to catch, kill/identify the snake! victim cannot walk or bend the limb Modern anti-venom treatments neutralise the venom of all five listed snake genus

ALWAYS ASSUME A SNAKEBITE IS VENOMOUS & ACT ACCORDINGLY.

CALL 000 OR 112 AND WAIT FOR HELP TO COME TO YOU.

DID I MENTION STAY STILL!? THE PASSION VINE | SPRING 2019

GROWER PROFILE:

MEET WAYNE & KRISTIN DELLAWAY The Dellaways are a husband & wife farming team with a mixed vine property in the Glass House Mountains, nestled in the shadows of Mount Tibrogargan. Along with their passionfruit vines, the couple have a hectare of another South American native – the choko. Tucked away behind native trees and nestled right at the base of Mount Tibrogargan, you would never know the Dellaway’s farm was there were it not for the farm gate stall selling their fresh produce direct to the passers-by, including hundreds of trekkers who flock to their piece of paradise at the weekends to wander the trails in the adjacent National Park. Wayne and Kristin have been growing passionfruit on trellis at the farm for the last 3 ½ years and they currently have 660 vines, surprisingly all the Pandora variety which is an uncommon choice for the Sunshine Coast. Kristin admits she loves the fragrance of the Pandora when its in full flower, “its such a nice place to be, under the shade of the vines in the middle of summer.” Kristin says that the flowers from different varieties of passionfruit have different smells and not just the fruit itself. The flexibility that you have as a farmer is one of the aspects that the Dellaway family enjoys, and the children benefit from this. Their teenage girls help on the farm at the weekends when they’re not tied up with school stuff and homework, and their 4-year-old son is a regular out in the orchard picking fruit or cruising the farm on the tractor with Dad.

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What one thing have they learnt about in their growing time that would have been helpful to new growers? Wayne highlights that a good fertiliser programme would have been very handy to have as a guide to get them started. This is always a challenging area as each grower develops their own favourite products and ways of managing nutrition for their farm, and often sees this as part of their ‘secret formula’ for success. Life could have been very different for Wayne. As a young man he was a very talented golfer and had he not signed on for an apprenticeship that took away his free time, he may well have trod the pro-golfer track. Qualifying as a fitter and turner from his apprentice days, Wayne has also worked as an underground coal miner in Glenden - West of Mackay. The difference could not be starker between his mining days spent fully underground and his farming days now spent fully outdoors in the fresh air. Conventional wisdom says Pandora don’t yield well in SEQ? Why choose them? Wayne chose Pandora as he had ready access to high quality seed from an uncle who grows them in the SEQ area also. Getting the planting timing right has been tricky, and last October the Dellaways

were struck by the same freak hailstorm that wiped out one local growers’ whole new planting. Wayne’s plants are all on overhead trellis and the plants had already reached the top wire when the hail hit. Luckily, they weren’t stripped bare, but the hail damage and the subsequent wet period straight after made it difficult to get out with a decent coating of copper on the cut vines paving the way for disease to creep in. Although the plants fruited from late March onwards, the vigour in the vines just hasn’t been there and the plants have been more susceptible to fungal spot diseases this winter. Just like many other growers with adjacent natural bush and neighbouring Macadamia properties, Wayne struggles with Spotting bugs. Hopefully the guide and identification poster in this edition will help him to monitor the life stages more closely and only spray when absolutely necessary to keep the damaging population numbers down. Kristin enjoys being a stay-at-home farming Mum, although we all know that the combination of farming and parenthood doesn’t leave much time for anything else. I do hear that Kristin is a tremendous cook of all things Italian so we might be angling for a long Italian lunch table invite under the shade of those lovely vines this summer!

INDUSTRY USE & MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDES BY SCOTT WALLACE, GROWCOM GRAPH 1: Total across 23 Passionfruit Farms Pesticide Module Results

All the field days operated in 2019 have followed the theme of Integrated Pest Management which included a session managed by Growcom introducing growers to the best management practice programme “Hort360” via the use of the Pesticide model from that programme. Growers were encouraged to complete the self-assessment questionnaire and their data was then entered into the system by Growcom staff. This has enabled us to take an across industry view of the current use and management of Pesticides within the passionfruit industry and provides valuable information to identify areas for improvement across the industry.

GRAPH 2: Hort Farms (excl Passionfruit) Pesticide Module Results

In the first 3 field days, 23 farms have now completed the self-assessment questionnaire on Hort360 about the use of Pesticides on their farm and we can share the results aggregated at a passionfruit industry level and compare this with the total horticulture industry. The Pesticide module is made up of six components which are separated out in the charts below. Typically, what we would like to see per component is an average of 85% with minimal variation (e.g. a short solid box) and short ‘whiskers’. This would indicate to us that the industry has similar management practices with minimal outliers. Where the boxes are longer (i.e. in Graph 1 ‘Management & Safety’ 68- 92%) this indicates a significant variance on the practices being implemented across the passionfruit industry and is a cause for concern. The other component where there is a concerning difference between passionfruit practices and those of wider horticulture is in the ‘Production’ component.

Activity

Suggested resources to review

Spray drift buffers

Hort360/Resources: Reducing Spray Drift & Damage Checklist

Spray nozzle maintenance

Hort360/Resources:

Chemical storage

After a review of the questions within the components, as a commodity group, the following needs to be addressed within the industry (see table to the right).

Hort360/Resources: SAFE USE & STORAGE OF CHEMICALS (INCLUDING PESTICIDES & HERBICIDES) IN AGRICULTURE

Water quality for mixing purposes

Review the Water Quality guide in The Passion Vine AUTUMN 2019 Pages 8-9

Are there opportunities to implement companion plants to assist with a pest/disease program

Hort360/Resources:

Hort360 is a computer based, risk assessment tool, which is designed to give you a 360º view of your farm business operations. Hort360 assists you to identify potential risks, capitalise on business opportunities and highlight unnecessary farm expenses. It is a whole of farm business approach. Hort360 is FREE for all growers to use.

Find out more at www.hort360.com.au or contact Scott Wallace on 0408 135 002

• A USER’S GUIDE TO SPRAY NOZZLES • Nufarm Spray Nozzle Guide

Weed management

• Integrated Crop Management • Landholders’ guidelines to property pest management plans

Planning of chemical use Monitoring & determination of use Resistance management strategies

www.irac-online.org/modes-of-action www.irac-online.org/about/resistance/management www.croplife.org.au/resources/programs/ resistance-management

THE PASSION VINE | SPRING 2019

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THE PASSION VINE | SPRING 2019

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Grab a cuppa, put your feet up & enjoy!

WORD SEARCH

TRIVIA! 1. How many countries are larger than Australia? 2. In what year was Advance Australia Fair proclaimed as the national anthem by the Governor-General? 3. What animal featured on the 2-cent coin? 4. Who is the only person to have been awarded both the Australian of the Year and Young Australian of the Year titles? 5. What animal is on the Western Australia flag?

Riddles

1. What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and a half goat?

There are differences between these two pictures!

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

CUT OUT AND KEEP ME

*** ALL ANSWERS OVERLEAF ***

2. I have forests but no trees. I have lakes but no water. I have roads but no cars. What am I?

mecolourin!

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M M J L H S U O D R A Z A H G

PAVLOVA

with Passionfruit Curd & Strawberries SERVES 10

INGREDIENTS • 6 egg whites • 1½ cups caster sugar • 1½ tsp white vinegar • 1 tbs gluten free cornflour • 500mL thickened cream, whipped • 500g strawberries, halved

PASSIONFRUIT CURD • 40g fresh passionfruit pulp • 30g lemon juice • 110g caster sugar • 80g unsalted butter • 2 eggs, lightly whisked

METHOD 1.

Preheat the oven to 150ºC.

2. Beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form. Slowly add sugar, beating well between each addition until glossy. CERTIFICATION CHRONICEFFECT DISPOSAL EFFICACY EXEMPT FUMIGANTS GROWTH HAZARDOUS INCINERATION INFESTATION MODIFICATION QUALITY REGISTRATION REGULATOR STORAGE WASTE

3. Add vinegar and sifted cornflour and beat to combine.

4. Spoon the mixture onto a lined baking tray and form a dome shape with your spatula. Reduce the oven to 120ºC and cook for 1 hr. Turn off oven and leave to cool completely. 5. To make the passionfruit curd whisk eggs in a bowl. Add passionfruit pulp, lemon juice, sugar and whisk together. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat and then slowly whisk in the passionfruit mixture. Stir over low heat for about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens.

R N I N V F H Y C E S D M I F

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D A V P T C N K O S S H E E K

W A S T E A I E T T I K Q S S

F A L F G C C F R R D V Q T H

G O H I A Y E I I A N G Z A Z

T Y M J R K F R F T T I R T O

C U J O O F F Y Q I R I H I Z

F T G W T C E S K O D E O O T

R R M L S P C Y C N O O C N Y

R E G U L A T O R H M T M J U

M M J L H S U O D R A Z A H G

2. A map 1. CHICAGO

Riddles

5. Black Swan 4. Cathy Freeman 3. Frilled Neck Lizard 2. 1984 1. Five (Australia is the 6th largest country: Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil)

TRIVIA!

WORD SEARCH 20

www.passionfruitaustralia.org.au

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

I O I T Z E C E V R A V P Q D

ANSWERS

N G R O W T H Q U A L I T Y N

Recipe & Photograph with thanks to hungryandfussy.com

CUT OUT AND KEEP ME

6. Dollop whipped cream on pavlova followed by cooled passionfruit curd. Garnish with strawberries and serve.

UPCOMING EVENTS 2019

GET INVOLVED Passionfruit Australia Inc. (PAI) is the peak industry body representing passionfruit growers in Australia

Asia Fruit Logistica Hong Kong

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Passionfruit Industry Research Roadshow Cairns

HOW TO JOIN PASSIONFRUIT AUSTRALIA BECOMING A MEMBER GIVES YOU:

— Access to projects funded by PAI or through competitive grants which provide funds outside of the existing levy system — Grower alerts about immediate threats to your business from weather or pest events provided by our Management Committee

— Representation by an industry body who has your interests as its only priority — Access to useful tools and special deals developed exclusively for members

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Nutrition Farming Workshop Gympie gympielandcare.org.au Nuffield Australia National Conference Brisbane

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Regional Field Day Bundaberg

OCTOBER Queensland Horticulture Export Conference (QHEC) 2019 10-11 Brisbane qhec.com.au Burnett Inland Women in Agriculture (WAg’s) Day Mundubbera facebook.com/events/455309498569632 Passionfruit Industry Dinner & Passionfruit Australia INC AGM 18-19 Maroochydore & Woombye, Sunshine Coast

Membership runs from July 1st to June 30th each year, rates are pro-rated. Membership lapses if renewal not paid within three months of the start of the fiscal year. Associate Members receive a 20% discount on advertising packages which include more than one advertising insertion.

HOW TO JOIN HORT INNOVATION IT IS FREE TO JOIN AND BECOMING A MEMBER GIVES YOU:

— Free access to Hort Innovation Final Reports — A monthly e-newsletter, Growing Innovation — Direct invitations to participate in industry events, as well as Hort Innovation consultations and forums

— The opportunity to exercise voting rights at Hort Innovation’s Annual General Meeting Please remember paying a levy does not automatically make you a member of Hort Innovation. If you haven’t become a member, then now is your opportunity. To join, visit www.horticulture.com.au/membership-application-form

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. LES BROWN

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