Libraries After Dark: Fruit Fly and Citrus Gall Wasp Prevention

Thu Oct 30 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC+11:00

Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library | Keilor

Brimbank Libraries
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Libraries After Dark: Fruit Fly and Citrus Gall Wasp Prevention Discover something new at Keilor Library with our range of gardening workshops
Audience: Adults
About this Event

Age range:
  • This event is for adults.
  • Any bookings outside of this age range may be declined on the day of the event.



Event Info:

Love your fruit trees? Learn tips and tricks from expert Kaye Roberts Palmer from Blue Bee Gardens about how you can take protect your plants from Fruit Fly and Citrus Gall Wasp.

Kaye's campaign Save Our Citrus which has been featured on a variety of media channels brings awareness about the pest Citrus Gall Wasp (Bruchophagus fellis), which is in plague proportions across Melbourne and Victoria. Through the colonisation of citrus trees, the Citrus Gall Wasp is reducing productivity and is slowly killing our beautiful trees.

Light refreshments will be avalible 30 minutes before workshop begins.



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Libraries After Dark:

This event is proud to be a part of the Libraries After Dark program.

Across Victoria, 26 participating libraries offer a range of entertainment, cultural and recreational events for communities to access in safe and welcoming spaces at night as an alternative to gaming venues.

The Libraries After Dark program is supported by Public Libraries Victoria, the peak body for public libraries in Victoria and the Victorian Government.

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[Image Description: photo of two fruit flies sitting on Queensland fruit tree, suking on fruit. Text reads Special Interest.]


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Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library, 704B Old Calder Highway, Keilor, Australia

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