Fragaria more commonly know as strawberry is a normally

classified as a fruit, it is normally small in size a very vibrant red

and has a juicy texture, and it is used in jams, deserts e.g.

Queensland is Australia's largest strawberry producer, growing

about 380 hectares a year and with an industry valued at about
$102 million in 2004-05.

Queensland produces about 75 million punnets of fruit each

year. The introduction of new varieties has further expanded
opportunities for the Queensland strawberry industry within
international markets. The Queensland Government has signed a
licensing agreement with EMCO CAL, a Californian strawberry
marketing company, allowing them to distribute some of the
Queensland-developed varieties outside of Australia and New
Zealand.
Mites often retard the growth of the plant and can cause plant
death and lower grade fruit mites often found on strawberries
are the two spotted smite easily identified by the 2 dots on the
back (right lifecycle of the two spotted)

Cutworms can also cause big problems for

Strawberries they damage the stems and
Take large irregular holes out Of foliage,
Controlling them can be as easy as keeping
Weeds to a minimal amount, Sprays of Bacillus thuringiensis
can also do the trick.

Aphids can cause havoc to strawberries through infecting the

plant with numerous diseases, they are easily identified through
there pail yellowish colour, they can be controlled with spray or
predatory insects such as the syrphid fly.
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