Drone flies are great pollinators of hybrid vegetable seed crops. In this episode of Cut the Crop we talk to Dr. Brad Howlett from Plant & Food Research about just how easy it is to support honey bee pollination by breeding drone flies in the paddock where you need them.
For more information, visit https://www.far.org.nz/articles/1564/managing-drone-flies-for-pollination
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