This project is currently supervised by Dr. Katja Hogendoorn and her team at Waite campus, the University of Adelaide. As a bee specialist, Dr. Hogendoorn is interested in the use of bees as an ecological services to provide biological control to plants effectively and sustainably. This technique will improve the environmental health of the orchards and be able to reduce spray dift, use of machinery and fuel.

 

The project is supported by the University of Adelaide, through funding from the  Australian Government.

 

We are in collaboration with:

• Australian Bee Services 

• Cherry Growers SA

• Metcalf Bio Control 

• Adelaide Hills Wine Region

• Organic Crop Protectants 

• McLaren Vale Grape, Wine

• Biosecurity SA     

• Tourism Association