Energy screens serve as an effective tool for managing energy costs in greenhouses, but an overreliance on them may inadvertently compromise the conditions necessary for optimal pollination.
Researchers at West Virginia University have come up with a robotic pollinator that can assist humans in greenhouse environments by pollinating various crops.
As the greenhouse produce industry continues to work toward keeping up with year-round demand for locally grown food, growers are finding that natural pollination is one way to increase yield, improve fruit quality, and reduce labor.
The Horticultural Research Institute, the research foundation of AmericanHort, has released a guide on “Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Bee Health in the Horticultural Industry.”
Ashish Malik, a former Vice President of Global Marketing at Bayer CropScience, will focus on marketing Bee Vectoring Technologies’ patented proprietary tray dispenser system that uses bees to delivery organic compounds directly to crops.
