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Increased lychee yields from managed pollination
Maximising pollination in tropical tree crops.
Read full storySustainable pollination protects biodiversity
A range of native insects are contributing to crop pollination.
Read full storyStudy assesses native flies as pollinators
Native flies are showing potential as a supplementary pollinator to bees in avocado trees.
Read full storyA power-packed substitute food for pollinators
Spirulina is a nutrient-filled microalga that is easy to produce and makes for healthier bees.
Read full storyGood progress achieved on native flies as pollinators
THE case continues to build for Australian native flies to be used as commercial crop pollinators. The second year of the native fly trials at the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) South Perth quarantine glasshouse and in the field at Busselton have proven to be even more successful than the first.
Read full storyChilean scientists investigate the avocado flower's aroma
Avocado project seeks to develop artificial attractants for pollinators.
Read full storyMillions of bees on the move
Bees moved from almond orchards to macadamias.
Read full storyGetting the facts on pollination
New R&D project to improve pollination
Read full storyBee attractant expands use
Popular bee attractant expands its crop usage
Read full storyNine billion bees on their way to Victoria's almond crops
Australia's largest mass migration of livestock — in the form of bees — is underway.
Read full storyHelp needed for national stingless bee survey
Third decadal national stingless bee survey.
Read full storyEnhancing pollination with Bee-Scent
Pheromone-based formulation attracts foraging honeybees.
Read full storyBee hive 'breathalyser'
New technology sniffs out the devastating American foulbrood disease,
Read full storyAlmond tree pollination to attract record number of beehives
Each year thousands of hives are transported into almond orchards in Victoria's north-west
Read full storyEnhancing Australia’s bee pest surveillance
Enhancements to the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program have delivered a range of valuable outcomes to support the health of Australia’s bees.
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