An innovative bee delivery system that builds up the natural immunity of plants to various fungal diseases, including botrytis, a global threat to fresh fruit and vegetables, is to be introduced to the UK at Agri-TechE’s online event ‘Feel the Buzz’ on 26th April 2022.
The plight of bees has reached the public consciousness with the BBC Big Bee Challenge among the campaigns to support these valuable pollinators. BeeSecure, profiled in the Start-Up Showcase at REAP 2020, is supporting sustainable beekeeping by improving the way that bee services are rented on farm.
Hairy flies that mimic the behaviour of honeybees are being conscripted by start-up Olombria (formerly known as POM) to overcome the dramatic decline in pollinators,