Since it was discovered in KwaZulu-Natal in 2017, the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) (Euwallacea fornicates) has spread rapidly into
The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) team is testing a tiny fly that could turn out to be an important
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) concluded between Forestry South Africa and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
FABI and ICFR researchers are collaborating in an innovative project to develop a system to monitor the impact of the
Research being conducted at one of the country’s leading wine farms, which dates back to the 1700s, could help to
White grubs are beneficial to soil health on the one hand, but on the other they can damage or kill
Keeping trees healthy in the shifting world of climate change and the constant adaptation of insect pests and pathogens to
Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) is embedding itself in South African trees. Take a walk in the forest, check your garden,
Dr Trudy Paap has been appointed to manage the field extension services of the Tree Protection Co-operative programme (TPCP), as well as
A team of scientists from FABI under the leadership of Prof. Wilhelm de Beer hosted the first workshop in Africa focused
Disease identification technology and database launched precision agriculture event... Cape Town start-up, Aerobotics, provides farmers around the world with world-leading
The TPCP team at the University of Pretoria has been alerted to a potential new threat to Eucalyptus clones in KwaZulu-Natal, where
Threats to South Africa’s plantation forestry industry are numerous and diverse. Many people are familiar with the threat of non-native
An exciting project to assist small-scale growers in Sokhulu area of Zululand to rejuvenate their forestry businesses by re-establishing their
This year the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) is celebrating 70 years of research work that has contributed enormously
By Samantha Bush Researchers at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria, have used morphological
Forestry in the Zululand region came under the spotlight at a recent ICFR field day held at the Town Hall
By Joey Hulbert Members of the public, or ‘citizen scientists’ are helping researchers from the University of Pretoria to identify
PhD Plant Pathology student Johan van der Linde of FABI has been searching for clues to explain the die-off of
The SA Forestry team has produced a wall poster with details of all the major Pests and Diseases threatening commercial plantations in South Africa, in collaboration with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of the University of Pretoria.
South African foresters haven’t had to deal with rusts before – now they have two to deal with.
New pests and diseases in the spotlight at NCT Midlands field day Izette Greyling of the TPCP inspecting the rust
"Every invasive alien pathogen represents an uncontrolled, open ended experiment in evolution." Nigel Bennet from Sappi received the prestigious 'TPCP
Nature is way more complex than anybody could imagine, and the deeper the scientists look, the greater the complexity they