The tsunami in December 2004 that devastated Aceh and other provinces in Sumatra resulted in a delay in project implementation as planned because the resources of both collaborating agencies in Indonesia were directed towards relief and reconstruction in the tsunami affected areas for the next few months. Nevertheless, two senior Indonesian project staff from the Department of Horticulture protection (DHP) and the Agency for Agricultural Quarantine (AAQ) were brought to Brisbane from 31 January to 7 February 7 2006 to plan the fruit fly survey work in Indonesia and also to undergo training with Griffith University staff on trapping and surveillance procedures. On their return to Indonesia, the project staff then conducted a training workshop from 26 - 30 June 2005 in Yogyakarta, on fruit fly surveillance techniques, identification to species, field pest management and techniques for training farmers. The training course was attended by 47 participants representing 18 provinces in Sumatera, Java and Kalimantan. Following the training workshop, field staff from DHP and AAQ established a trapping network in the provinces of Banten, West Java, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, D.I. Yogyakarta, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. Major fruits and vegetables of economic importance such as mango, citrus, guava, mangosteen, chilli, tomato, gourds, and many others have also been collected to determine the infesting fruit fly species. Trapped and host reared specimens have been sent to Griffith University where they are being identified, pinned and labelled. A full set of accurately identified specimens are to be returned to Indonesia. The first year of implementation of the project has greatly strengthened the capacity of Indonesian quarantine to meet WTO-SPS requirements in relation to fruit flies.

All the samples of fruit flies collected in Java and Kalimantan during Year 1 of the fruit fly survey and that were sent to ICMPFF at Griffith University have been identified and a list of fruit flies occurring in Java and Kalimantan has been compiled. This list together with two sets of authoritatively identified fruit fly specimens have been returned to DHP and AAQ in Indonesia respectively for their reference collections.

A training workshop on "Fruit Flies of Indonesia: Their Identification and Pest Status" was held in Darwin at the AQIS Training Facility from 27 - 31 March 2006. The aim of the workshop was to provide training on the identification and pest status of flies collected during Year 1 of the survey in Kalimantan and Java. The workshop was attended by 17 Indonesian field staff who had participated in the Year 1 fruit fly survey in Kalimantan and Java. The training workshop was also of benefit to another 5 Australians, 4 of whom were from the Northern Australian Quarantine Strategy (NAQS), AQIS and 1 from the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Mines.

Project staff in Indonesia organised the second training workshop on fruit fly surveillance techniques for project field staff from who were to be involved in the Year 2 fruit fly survey in the islands of Bali, Sulawesi and Sumatera. The training workshop was conducted in Bali from 9 - 14 July 2006 and was attended by 32 project field staff from Bali, Sulawesi and Sumatera. Following this training workshop, the field staff have established a fruit fly trapping network using methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps in 17 provinces in Bali, Sulawesi and Sumatera.

Crop damage assessments have been initiated in West, Central and East Java as well as in East Kalimantan. A controlled environment fruit fly rearing facility has been established at the Pest Forecasting Centre in Jatisari, West Java with flies reared from mango and citrus.

All samples of fruit flies collected in 16 provinces from the islands of Bali, Sulawesi and Sumatera during Year 2 of the fruit fly survey, and that were sent to ICMPFF at Griffith University have been identified and a list of fruit flies occurring in these regions has been compiled.

Project staff in Indonesia organised the third and final training workshop on fruit fly surveillance techniques for staff involved in Year 3 of the fruit fly survey. The workshop was conducted from 11 - 16 May, 2007 in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara and was attended by 13 staff from the Food Crops and Horticulture Protection Centre. Following this training workshop, the field staff have established a fruit fly trapping network using methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps in 6 provinces, i.e. West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Maulku, Maluku, Papua and West Irian Jaya. A separate training workshop on Indentification of Fruit Flies in Indonesia, funded by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, was also conducted at Jatisari, Java, for 10 technical staff from the Food Crops and Horticulture Protection Centre.

In conjunction with the ACIAR project, a workshop on Fruit Fly Pest Free Areas was conducted in Jakarta from 18-22 June 2007. Invited speakers from Griffith University, Biosecurity Australia, NSW and Victoria Departments of Primary Industries and AQIS, provided in-depth presentations on fruit fly area freedom as practised in Australia. The workshop was attended by 44 senior scientists and quarantine staff from various agencies in Indonesia.

Crop damage assessments have also been initiated in West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Maulku, Maluku, Papua and West Irian Jaya.. The controlled environment fruit fly rearing facility established earlier at the Pest Forecasting Centre in Jatisari is now able to supply laboratory reared flies for attractancy testing of protein baits.

Fabrication and installation of the protein bait plant at PT MultiBintang Brewery in Tangerang, Java began in July 2007 and is expected to be completed by early 2008.

All samples of fruit flies collected during Year 3 of the fruit fly trapping survey conducted in the provinces of Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Papua and West Irian Jaya and sent to Griffith University have been identified, and a list of species occurring in these provinces has been compiled. Fruit fly damage assessments on fruits of economic importance is still in progress in these provinces.

The second training workshop on "Fruit Flies of Indonesia: Their Identification, Pest Status and Pest Management" was held in Darwin from,10 - 14 March 2008. The workshop provided training to 21 staff members from the Department of Horticulture Protection and the Agency for Agricultural Quarantine in Indonesia, particularly on the identification of fruit flies collected in the nationwide survey of fruit flies. With the aid of an illustrated key that was prepared and provided, trained staff now has the independent capacity to carry out accurate identifications of fruit flies in Indonesia. In addition to the Indonesian staff, the training workshop was also of great benefit to 3 participants from the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy, Darwin, Broome and Mareeba, and 3 participants from the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Mines, all of whom were able to obtain the most up to date knowledge on fruit flies of quarantine importance to Australia.

In conjunction with the ACIAR project, a workshop on Fruit Fly Pest Free Areas was conducted in Jakarta from 18-22 June 2007. Invited speakers from Griffith University, Biosecurity Australia, NSW and Victoria Departments of Primary Industries and AQIS, provided in-depth presentations on fruit fly area freedom as practised in Australia. The workshop was attended by 44 senior scientists and quarantine staff from various agencies in Indonesia.

Construction of the protein bait plant at PT MultiBintang Brewery in Tangerang, Java was completed in February 2008 and the plant was commissioned in March 2008. Once registration has been obtained, production of the protein bait will begin in Indonesia.

A list of fruit fly species occurring in West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Maluku, Maluku, Papua and West Papua has been completed after extensive sorting and study of thousands of fruit fly specimens sent to ICMPFF at Griffith University during the third year of the project. This survey exercise now provides a complete picture of the fruit flies of the Indonesian archipelago. The 7 species of economic importance are Bactrocera albistrigata, B. carambolae, B. cucurbitae, B. latifrons, B. occipitalis (only in Kalimantan), B. papayae, and B. umbrosa.

The third and final training workshop on "Fruit Flies of Indonesia: Their Identification, Pest Status and Pest Management" was held in Brisbane from,16 - 20 February 2009. The workshop provided training to another 14 staff members from the Directorate of Horticulture Protection and the Agency for Agricultural Quarantine in Indonesia, particularly on the identification of fruit fly collected in the nationwide survey of fruit flies. With the aid of an illustrated key that was prepared and provided, Indonesian project staffs now have the independent capacity to carry out accurate identifications of fruit flies in Indonesia.

The protein bait plant at PT Multi Bintang Brewery in Tangerang, West Java which was commissioned in March 2008 is now producing fruit fly bait for the field control trials in Indonesia. The bait has been registered under the trade name Indo Prima and is selling at a price of 40,000 Rupiah per litre. Imported protein baits cost more than 3 times this amount, making Indo Prima very affordable to Indonesian farmers.