YOUR PRODUCTION
g n i h c r a e s Re s e i l f e v i t a n
A national five-year, $5.74 million project.
PHOTO © DR SUE JAGGAR, DPIRD
as pollinators of horticulture crops
DR DAVID COOK RESEARCH SCIENTIST, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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national $5.74 million five-year project examining the potential for native flies to supplement bees as pollinators of horticulture crops is being led from Western Australia by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).
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WA Grower SPRING 2020
3 A project examining the potential for native flies to supplement bees as pollinators of horticulture crops is investigating the performance of the western blue-bodied fly (Calliphora dubia) on avocado and blueberry crops.
