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Wanted: Hairy, motivated flies to pollinate crops
Scientists are on the lookout for energetic flies with plenty of body hair to pollinate crops and help expand Australia’s fruit and nut production.
Read full storyBee Klipp use expands
Bee Klipp has expanded to include use in new crops such as avocado, cherries and cucurbits.
Read full storyAnimal carcasses and their flies could be 'the new bees'
Flies are well known to be as efficient pollinators as bees but are not as abundant.
Read full storyNew thinning agent shines in first season
A new fruit thinning agent - Brevis - has passed its first season with flying colours offering a more flexible application window than currently available options.
Read full storyBee-Scent for pollination
Bee-Scent is a pheromone-based enhancement product that aids in attracting bees to the target crop.
Read full storyAPIS Bloom - Bloomin' marvellous
Increase foraging of commercial European honeybees by attracting them into your crop.
Read full story$5M pollination grant
Key crops will receive a pollination boost under a new research project that investigates novel technology and practices for optimising pollination.
Read full storyAustralian Native Bee Association created
The Australian Native Bee Association aims to promote the conservation and sustainable use of all native bees.
Read full storyBee pollination a race between native and European honey bees while researchers watch on
Which bee is the best pollinator — native or European? It is a question researchers are keen to answer. With the use of stopwatches, individually-coloured beehives and the most important factor of all — time — they are hoping to learn more. Researchers from the University of New England (UNE) are working alongside row after row of blueberry bushes at a major plantation on the NSW mid north coast in their search for better data.
Read full storyVarroa mites detected again at Townsville Port
Varroa mites have been detected on an Asian honey bee nest that was recently found and destroyed at the Port of Townsville.
Read full storyWebsters spends $8m on bees for almond production
Webster Limited has acquired Australian Rainforest Honey's 5,500 bee hives for $8.2 million.
Read full storyChalkbrood fungal disease on the rise in Australian beehives — and poor nutrition could be to blame
Beehives around Australia are succumbing to the deadly chalkbrood disease at a faster rate than their overseas counterparts, despite having better hygiene practices.
Read full storyDangerous bee virus might be innocent bystander
Beekeepers urged to rethink fears around deadly virus.
Read full storyStingless bees put to use in new study aimed at improving rambutan yields
Stingless bees that were rescued from a building before it was demolished in the Top End are now being put to use in a research project focusing on improving rambutan yields.
Read full storyBees get stressed at work too
A honey bee’s life is hardly relaxing. Every day forager bees make many trips, travelling long distances, to gather vital resources of pollen and nectar from flowers. They have to deal with predators, challenging weather conditions and the very real risk of getting lost.
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