Tree Protection Co-operative Programme

• Pest alert: Possible Leptocybe invasa in Zululand NEW
  - read more about the blue gum chalcid wasp
  - Click here for a PDF to identify the wasp and see symptoms observed in the field
• What's New?
• Pest awareness alert: Pseudobunaea irius  NEW
• Read more about the Red Gum Lerp Psyllid (Glycaspis brimblecombei)  NEW
• Pitch canker on mature pine trees in South Africa
• Tony Trahar receives an Honorary Doctorate

The Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP), a programme of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), represents a cooperative venture between the major players in the South African Forestry Industry and the University of Pretoria, to deal with tree disease problems. The programme is based on a membership concept where forestry organisations are members and contribute to a collaborative effort through the payment of annual fees. The University of Pretoria in turn provides the infrastructure necessary to conduct research into tree pests and diseases, which is technologically complicated and thus expensive.

Find the following on the pages of this website:

• Activities - Read about the services of the TPCP, the East Africa Tree Disease Survey and congresses
• Publications - Find our newsletter, more about the latests events, awards, new staff and students, research highlights and more
• Photo Gallery - See photos from our Annual Meetings and Team Building Sessions
• Staff and Members - Find links to personal web pages of staff and members of the TPCP
• Contact - Want to know or send something? See how to contact us.