IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Stellenbosch] – February 21, 2025 – The fight against invasive pests has just intensified with the launch of the groundbreaking Centre of Excellence for Pest Monitoring. This initiative by the South African deciduous fruit industry organisation, Hortgro, aims…
Hortgro Science in collaboration with the FruitFly Africa Centre of Excellence for Monitoring is conducting surveillance* and monitoring for polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) and spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in the main deciduous fruit production areas of South Africa. PSHB Polyphagous…
Hortgro’s Dr Minette Karsten and Marno van der Westhuizen recently completed Hortgro’s two-year industry leadership development programme. The programme culminates with an international study tour to gain international exposure. Karsten and van der Westerhuizen formed part of a group that…
By Minette Karsten The 23rd Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA) took place in Stellenbosch between 12 and 14 July 2023. The congress was organised by a team of entomologists at Stellenbosch University (Profs. Pia Addison, John…