South African wine producer drone-drops wasps on vineyard

South Africa’s renowned Vergelegen Wine Estate has partnered with SkyBugs and agritech company Aerobotics to drop wasps onto its vineyards. SkyBugs provide the insects, while Aerobotics supplies the drones which will fly over the estate and facilitate the drop.

Drones will fly roughly 30m above the vines, before a “plastic film unfolds, releasing wasp pupae (the stage between larva and adult),” Matt Davis, head of mapping operations at Aerobotics, told CNN.

Around 500 wasps will be released per drop, and the insects are indigenous to South Africa.

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