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Hoverflies as effective pollinators in Sweet Cherry

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Thursday, 2 July 2026, 9.15am

As the horticulture industry in Australia is grappling with varroa mite and other pressures on honeybee populations, researchers are looking into alternative pollinators. At the recent Fruit Growers Tasmania Cherry Growers Workshop in Jericho, research entomologist, Raylea Rowbottom from seedPurity, presented her recent findings about Hoverflies as pollinators in sweet cherry.

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Cherry workshop roundup

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 22 June 2026, 9.15am

On 11 June, cherry growers and key industry stakeholders came together in Jericho for Fruit Growers Tasmania’s Cherry Growing Workshop which focused on soil health, pollination and orchard management.

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