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The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European honeybees
Australia’s national parks, botanic gardens, wild places and green spaces are swarming with an invasive pest that is largely flying under the radar. This is yet another form of livestock, escaped from captivity and left to roam free. Contrary to popular opinion, in Australia, feral colonies of the invasive European honeybee (Apis mellifera) are not […]
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SEMINAR – Dr Katja Hogendoorn speaks at The Waite Research Institute
Environment Institute member, Dr Katja Hogendoorn will present ‘Pollination in protected cropping’ at the next Waite Research Institute Seminar. Join us for exciting seminar. Dr Hogendoorn is a member of the Environment Institute. Date: Thursday 10th June 2021 Time: 12:00pm Location: Charles Hawker Building, Waite Road, Urrbrae Bookings: Eventbrite Abstract: Horticultural crops are increasingly grown in […]
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PODCAST: Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor interviewed by ABC Adelaide
Will European bees be relocated into Australia’s national parks after the bushfires? Much natural habitat was lost in the recent bushfires, which has led to commercial bees losing their source of food. Beekeepers are pushing for access to move commercial hives in to national parks and other unburnt public land. Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor recently wrote for […]
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National parks threatened by introduction of commercial honeybees
Native insects have seen a dramatic loss in numbers during the recent Australian bushfires. In an article featured in the The Conversation, the University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor, talks about the considerable losses sustained by honeybee industry in the recent fires. This has led to commercial beekeepers pushing for access to move commercial […]
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Bees hold the key to Unlocking Increased Crop Yields
What’s all the buzz about? Researchers from the University of Adelaide are mapping the activity of honeybees and native pollinators in areas of revegetation and native vegetation around different crops in South Australia. They will create a short-list of the most useful pollinating species and identify the plants used by the pollinators as sources of […]
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