Dr Minette Karsten shares how she went from researching black rhinos to studying Mediterranean fruit flies and other pome- and stone-fruit pests. By Anna Mouton. Hortgro has appointed Dr Minette Karsten to manage its crop-protection programme from 1 October 2024.…
By Matthew Addison PSHB is a top priority at Hortgro, and with respect to the progress made on the PSHB programme the following points are relevant: The PSHB workgroup met, and several priorities were listed. The proposed research group has…
Members of Hortgro Science’s entomological team visited the Langkloof area in April to follow up on damage to pears possibly caused by sucking insects. Matthew Addison, Crop Protection Programme Manager, and Dr Minette Karsten, a researcher in applied entomology, met…