> ABJ Extra-December 3, 2019 - Artificial Pollination Technology Seeks Entry into the Huge California Almond Market

> Edete has developed an end-to-end artificial pollination service comprised of 2 steps that mirrors the action of honey bees – collecting and distributing pollen

> (1) Edete mechanically harvests flowers, (2) separates the pollen from the flower, (3) then stores the viable and germinable pollen for more than one year using our proprietary method, overcoming the problem of desynchronization of different cultivars' blooms. (4) Ensures fertilization and fruit setup by matching the best pollinizer with each commercial variety regardless of the timing of their bloom, guaranteeing, and even increasing, crop yield.

> During blooming, the stored pollen is loaded into Edete's proprietary high-efficiency artificial pollinator which disperses dry pollen on the trees. The 2B  tm pollinator uses LIDAR sensing to algorithmically reach as near as required to each tree contour, and use electrostatic deposition onto the targeted flowers. Edete's 2B  tm mechanical pollinator units can operate day and night, rapidly and thoroughly covering any open flower in its range and are not limited by daylight or low temperatures conditions.

Does anyone know if this works? My initial thought is where do they get the startup pollen.


Bill Hesbach
Cheshire CT

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