FEATURED
November 22, 2024

The South African fruit industry spends over R300 million annually combating fruit flies, a pervasive pest threatening crop yields and export viability. University of Pretoria (UP) researcher Tania Pogue has unveiled critical insights into fruit fly behaviour, promising to transform pest monitoring and control strategies. Pogue’s work focuses on the eco-physiology of fruit flies, exploring […]

FEATURED
May 23, 2024

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has presented a R2 million cheque to the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) to support the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programme aimed at suppressing False Codling Moth (FCM). FCM is a phytosanitary pest affecting export crops such as citrus, table grapes, and stone fruit. The support received from the provincial […]