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Growcom unveils new look agvet chemical database

Database features all chemicals registered and approved by the APVMA.
Read full storyIt’s easier than ever to ‘BeeConnected’

New version of the BeeConnected app has just been released.
Read full storyNew artificial pollination technology for Australian almonds

Technology will be tested in almond orchards in Victoria.
Read full storyQueen bee shortage

Queen bees are vital to each beehive because it is the only bee capable of laying fertilised eggs.
Read full storyIncreased 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.
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