Drone used to drop beneficials on strawberry crop
Aerobugs, a business run by former strawberry grower Nathan Roy, has taken off after Mr Roy invented and patented a system to air drop predatory mites into the fields.
The predatory mites attack the chemically resistant two-spotted mites, which can decimate strawberry crops, before self-destructing.
Mr Roy sources the predatory mites from the Bugs for Bugs insectary at Donnybrook, north of Brisbane.
He then sets the drone up and mixes the insects, pours them into a spreader system he has made, then takes off and spreads them all over the fields.
"We can get across a nice square block in about seven to 12 minutes, depending on what we're releasing," Mr Roy said.
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