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Impact of pesticides and fungicides on beneficial species fact sheet
This fact sheet shows how beneficial species are affected by pesticides and fungicides, to inform effective integrated pest management in almonds
21 June 2019
Understanding and managing the role of honey bees in CGMMV epidemiology (VM18008)
This project determined the mechanisms by which honey bees introduce CGMMV into healthy cucurbit plants and developed recommendations to manage the transmission of CGMMV by honey bees.
15 December 2021
Bee management tips during flowering fact sheet
Fact sheet for macadamia growers on how to avoid the loss of beneficial insects including honey bees during flowering
22 March 2019
Development and implementation of protocols to enable importation of improved honey bee genetics to Australia (MT18019)
This investment laid the groundwork for the importation of desirable honey bee germplasm into Australia, with a focus on sourcing genetic material from bees with a tolerance to Varroa mite and its associated viruses
15 December 2021
Keeping Australia's bees free from broken wing disorders
Media ReleaseImage credit: Dr Ethel Villalobos, University of Hawaii. PARASITIC VARROA mites can magnify the damage from a common virus in honeybees that can cause deformities in the bees’ wings, according to a review published in the Annual Review
5 July 2019
Redoubling Australia’s bee protection efforts
Media ReleaseTHE NATION'S busiest pollinators have received a boost after the official launch a multi-faceted effort to maintain the health of Australia’s bees along with the country’s $1.8 billion pollination-reliant horticulture and grain
18 May 2017
Pollination technique could significantly boost macadamia yield
Media ReleaseIMPROVING MACADAMIAS tree yields by more than 50 per cent could be achieved by alternating varieties in rows and increasing pollinators, new research suggests. For the study – funded by Hort Innovation and Plant & Food Research and the
4 July 2017
Sunraysia flies blow honeybee pollination trend
Media ReleaseA STUDY commissioned by Hort Innovation and its partners has shown that blow flies in the Sunraysia region are the chief pollinators of avocados, despite bee hives regularly featuring in orchards. Led by Plant & Food Research New
14 September 2016
New Zealand experts to help combat Varroa mite threat
Hort Innovation has combined forces with Plant & Food Research New Zealand to strengthen Australia’s defences against Varroa mite and enhance crop pollination through a $5 million targeted research project.
16 August 2016
New high-tech facility to help meet food demand
Media ReleaseTO DEVELOP the next crop of horticulture growers and meet rising food demand, Hort Innovation and Western Sydney University have combined forces to launch the nation’s first state-of-the-art vegetable glasshouse-production research
1 November 2017