The South African deciduous fruit industry proudly announces the launch of a Centre of Excellence dedicated to advancing pest monitoring and safeguarding the future of the industry. This new initiative, spearheaded by industry association Hortgro, addresses the increasing challenges posed…
Hortgro’s long-serving crop protection programme manager started his career with the inception of integrated pest management in South African orchards. By Anna Mouton. Although he was born in Johannesburg, Matthew Addison has deeper roots in the deciduous fruit industry than…
Jong bedryfsleier praat oor spuitaanwending in Suid-Afrikaanse boorde en sy ervaring van die Hortgro bedryfleierskapprogram. Deur Anna Mouton. As mens luister na sy geskiedenis voel dit asof dr. Gideon van Zyl vir sy huidige posisie as gewasbeskermingspesialis by ProCrop bestem…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp As early as 2500 BC, Sumerian farmers used sulphur to control insects and mites on their crops, illustrating the long history of the use of chemicals in agriculture. Today, the drive to do away with agrichemicals has…
In the last few decades, there has been a call to move away from traditional, highly toxic agricultural inputs to safer, less toxic products. As such, there has been a greater emphasis on research into and development of biological products.…
By Jorisna Bonthuys In the Western Cape, Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or Medfly, is one of the most economically harmful pests in orchards, causing fruit damage and posing a phytosanitary risk. Four years ago, Gulu Bekker,…