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Winners of the Best Booth Award at the ISF World Seed Congress 2026

We are thrilled to receive the Best Booth Award during the recent ISF World Seed Congress 2026, held in Lisbon,…

Polyfly’s hoverflies pollinate melon greenhouses in Ibaraki

Thanks to our collaboration with API, the leading Japanese distributor of pollinators, Polyfly’s hoverflies are taking their first steps in…

Hoverflies and the future of sustainable pollination management

At Polyfly, we understand that pollination is an absolutely essential driver of fruit and seed production worldwide. However, modern agriculture…

Hoverflies in wild rocket crops for seed multiplication

At Polyfly, innovation and science are the engines that drive our day-to-day. That is why we are very proud to…

Polyfly drives sustainable pollination in Japan with its hoverfly pollinators

At a time when the global shortage of traditional pollinators poses critical challenges for agriculture, Polyfly reaffirms its international leadership.…

Seed World Europe shines a spotlight on Polyfly: the hoverfly revolution reaches the seed industry

The prestigious specialist magazine Seed World Europe has recently highlighted our revolution in the field, dedicating a prominent feature to…

Polyfly hoverflies, a new step in the history of natural pollination

The history of agriculture is closely linked to that of pollinators. For thousands of years, honey bees (Apis mellifera) and…

Polyfly wins the SIVAL Silver Medal 2026 for pollination

At Polyfly, we are very proud to have been awarded the SIVAL d’Argent 2026, one of the most prestigious innovation…

Polyfly on the BBC: Innovation in Natural Pollination with Hoverflies

At Polyfly, we took part in the BBC CrowdScience program to share how we rear hoverflies on a large scale…

POLYFLY, runner-up at Euroseeds 2025 with its innovative hoverfly pollination solution

POLYFLY has secured second place at the InnovAction Stage awards, a congress that recognizes proposals with the greatest potential to…

Boosting Cross-Pollination for seed production

Pollination is a key pillar in ensuring the sustainable production of food and seeds. In response to the global pollinator…

How to use Polyfly hoverflies

Pollination with hoverflies is a natural, effective, and sustainable solution to improve crop performance. At Polyfly, we work with selected…

Polyfly’s internationalisation

At Polyfly, we aspire to become the global benchmark in natural and sustainable alternative pollinators based on hoverflies. Thanks to…

Benefits of using Polyfly’s hoverflies

At Polyfly, we produce several hoverfly species and currently commercialize two from the Eristalinae subfamily—generalist pollinators highly effective across a…

Why choose Polyfly hoverflies?

Our hoverflies offer key advantages to optimize pollination across various crop types and conditions: Environmental versatility: perform efficiently in greenhouses,…

Environments where Polyfly hoverflies are effective

Hoverflies have proven to be highly effective pollinators across a wide range of environments and climatic conditions. Thanks to their…

Pollination in open field crops

Polyfly hoverflies have also proven to be effective pollinators in open-field agriculture, offering a sustainable solution for extensive farming systems.…

Alternative and complement to traditional pollinators

Polyfly hoverflies offer an effective alternative where bees and bumblebees are less efficient or unavailable. They can be used independently,…

What are hoverflies?

Hoverflies are dipteran insects belonging to the family Syrphidae, commonly known as “flower flies.” They are the second-largest group of…