Sarah Arnold<p>Excited about our new project, FLYTHRIVE, with Olombria, NRI, Asplins and Summerberry Company. Hoverflies are amazing: dual-purpose beneficial insects! They are good little <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a>, and many species also help control aphids! The larvae of the aphid-eating <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/hoverflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hoverflies</span></a> are voracious little predators that will eat up to a few dozen aphids per day.</p><p><a href="https://hortnews.com/flythrive-uses-ai-to-drive-natural-defences-and-deliver-value-to-growers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hortnews.com/flythrive-uses-ai</span><span class="invisible">-to-drive-natural-defences-and-deliver-value-to-growers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/PestManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PestManagement</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/IPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPM</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horticulture</span></a></p>