Category: Results

Thanks to Tori Reynolds and Manuel Lequerica for analysing the spring 2016 data and writing this blog post!

 

A big thank you to everyone who took part in the November 2016 Wild Pollinator Count! Over 350 observations were submitted from 111 different locations, ranging from Kanimbla in North Queensland, Pelverata in Tasmania, all the way to City Beach in Western Australia. We’re still waiting for some observations from the Northern Territory!

 

Participants counted over 3500 insects during this spring’s count*. Excluded from this total were insects, arthropods or birds that were counted while flying past flowers without landing. We also excluded ants, as often they don’t come in direct contact with the reproductive organs of the plants (and when they do they are often pollen robbing rather than pollinating!). As with previous counts, the European honey bee was again counted as being the most abundant pollinating insect, followed by our “other” bees, hover flies and “other” flies. Our beetle, wasp and butterfly/moth count was impressive! Continue reading “Spring 2016 Results” →

The results are in – a phenomenal 363 observations, over 6 times more than our last count. And the pollinator counting excitement has spread to 119 localities across Australia – NT was the only state that didn’t contribute observations…let’s hope they join in next time!

Over 6000 insects were spotted on flowers in pollinator counts around the country. The majority were European honey bees, but our native bees weren’t far behind. Continue reading “Our biggest count yet!” →