David Pattemore
Building up potential of bumblebees
Plant and Food Research would like to empower the development of a much larger bumblebee industry in New Zealand. It has developed the technology to successfully breed bumblebees, now it wants… Audio
NZ's healthy bee population masks serious threats
High demand for Manuka honey has fueled a "gold rush" in the industry and is driving up the demand for hives. Bee numbers are high with 887,510 registered beehives in the country producing almost… Audio
NZ's pollination population
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Pollination makes the world go round, and plants in New Zealand have evolved clever strategies to get the pollination services they require. Audio
Using bumblebees as pollinators
Plant and Food Research scientist Dr David Pattemore is investigating the living habits of bumble bees so they can be used to help honey bees pollinate commercial horticultural crops. Audio
David Pattemore: sniffing out bees
Pollination & Apiculture team leader at Plant & Food Research's Ruakura campus in Hamilton, who has trained his dog, Ollie, to sniff out underground bumble bee nests. Audio
Better bumblebee nests
New Zealand's leading the world in designing more appealing nests for queen bumblebees. Dr David Pattemore is a pollination scientist at Plant & Food Research. Audio
Bumblebees in Orchards
An attempt to establish bumblebee colonies in orchards is showing promising signs Audio
Bats and Geckos as Pollinators
Short-tailed bats and geckos are very effective pollinators for flowers in New Zealand native forests Audio
Bumblebees and Pollination
Scientists are starting a project to see if bumblebees can be recruited to pollinate flowers in commercial orchards Audio
Rats step into the gap they created to pollinate plants
You may not like them, but rats it seems are up to something useful in the bush. Audio