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World a-buzz with Australia’s latest fruit fly findings
Media ReleaseFOR DECADES, researchers around the world have refined the development of sterile male fruit flies to control wild populations of the pest. While the development of sterile male-only Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) for release is new to
21 September 2017
Empowering women leaders for a stronger Aussie horticulture industry
Media ReleaseWOMEN THAT are current and emerging leaders in the horticulture industry can now apply for a leadership development scholarship opportunity valued at up to $5,470. Funded by the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund (a strategic partnership
20 September 2017
New high folate strawberry a sweet find
Media ReleaseA NEW ‘alpha strawberry’ that is very sweet in flavour and has folate levels that may be up to three times higher than standard strawberries has been discovered by Queensland scientists. Folate is an important B-group vitamin which is
26 September 2017
Changes in nation’s greenspace revealed
Media ReleaseSCIENTISTS HAVE answered the question, ‘Where should all the trees go?’ through a study that investigated vegetation change across major Australian metropolitan areas and locations with abnormally high heat, socio-economic disadvantage
25 October 2017
One indoor plant can combat sickness, study finds
Media ReleaseREDUCED PRODUCTIVITY, bad moods and increased allergies have all been linked to chemicals that float in the air at room temperature, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are present in carpets, paint and furniture in Australian
31 October 2017
Food Safety Supercharger lands in Australia
Media ReleaseTHE MOTHER of all produce sanitisation machines has arrived in Australia, fresh off the ship from Germany, as the country takes its food safety technology to the next level. Dubbed ‘The Food Safety Supercharger’, the custom-made 250-
9 November 2017
Stingless bees as effective managed pollinators for Australian horticulture (PH16000)
This investment examined Australia’s native stingless bees for their suitability as alternative pollinators, in the face of threats to wild honey bee populations such as Varroa mite.
2 July 2023
Attracting new entrants into Australian horticulture – promoting careers in horticulture (LP15006)
This project was a part of the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund and engaged graduate students with the horticulture industry.
18 December 2022
Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
This investment delivered a nationally coordinated bee-pest surveillance program to help safeguard honey-bee and pollinator-dependent industries in Australia.
13 December 2021
SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
This investment has successfully demonstrated a method to develop a ‘temperature-sensitive lethal, male-selecting’ strain of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly).
31 January 2019