Reduced production of melons and fruits in recent years has prompted some farmers to try using flies for pollination, while others have resorted to the labor-intensive option of human pollination. Declining honey production has sent prices climbing.
連帶地，近年瓜果出現減產情形，農民有的嘗試改用蒼蠅授粉，有的改採費時費力的人工授粉，而蜂蜜也因欠收而價格上揚。