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Flies to support Australia’s struggling bees?
Flies to support Australia’s struggling bees?A new project is set to finalise research to commercially deliver flies as a pollination solution for Australian horticulture growers. With wild pollinator populations in decline, honeybee health under
12 November 2025
Flies as effective pollinators for horticulture (PH24002) (PH24002)
This project addresses the urgent need for alternative managed crop pollinators in Australian horticulture, responding to the decline of wild pollinators, increasing risks to honeybee health, and the expansion of crops less suited to honeybees.
24 October 2025
Opportunities for insecticide resistant honey bees for pollination security (PH22000)
This project explored the potential use of emerging genetic engineering technologies to introduce beneficial traits into European Honey bees (Apis mellifera)
16 December 2024
Progress on bumblebees as commercial pollinators in Australia: update on risks and opportunities (PH23001)
This project is providing up-to-date and unbiased information about the environmental impact that wild bumble bees are having in Tasmania, as well as the role they are playing in crop pollination.
1 October 2024
Protecting pollinators from pesticides
Protecting pollinators from pesticidesHort Innovation is partnering with researchers at The University of Sydney to develop environmentally-friendly pesticides that selectively target varroa mite. Pollination is crucial to the long-term
27 November 2023
Supporting the health and expansion of the Australian stingless bee industry (PH22004)
This investment is supporting the health and expansion of the Australian stingless bee industry by improving understanding of stingless bee nutrition, pathogens, mass reproduction and pollination efficacy for different crop species and cropping environments.
22 August 2023
Best practices for evaluation of bee health technology (PH22003)
This investment is evaluating a range of sensor-based tools for bee health monitoring so that recommendations can be made to beekeepers on available options to improve awareness of their hive health.
19 April 2023
Exploration of advanced control and detection methods for varroa mite (PH22002)
This investment assisted the Australian beekeeping industry in responding to the incursion of Varroa Mite by providing information on developing technologies to monitor and control the mite in the Australian context.
10 September 2024
Expansion of flies as berry crop pollinators (MT22007)
This investment is examining the role flies play in pollinating berry crops in the Coffs Harbour region of New South Wales to better inform future research into alternative managed pollinators.
30 March 2023
Research pays off in India avocado trade deal
Research pays off in India avocado trade dealThe Australian Government’s Hass avocado market access agreement with India is underpinned by a $3M investment into research to support the export of the fruit. Delivered through Hort Innovation using
12 March 2023