Insect pests of Eucalyptus - Challenges and opportunities for their management
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in November 2012.
1 Nov 2012
27 Jul 2012
Biological control agent for Leptocybe invasa released
July 25 2012 was an important day for forest protection in South Africa, as it marked the first release of Selitrichodes neseri, the biological control agent for the eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa.
1 Dec 2010
1 Dec 2010
A world-class Biocontrol Centre for forest pests at FABI
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
1 Dec 2010
Fusarium circinatum: The first eukaryotic genome sequenced and annotated in Africa
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
1 Dec 2010
1 Dec 2010
Forest Phytophthoras - a hidden threat to take a serious note of
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
1 Dec 2010
Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP) comes of age
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
1 Dec 2010
Dealing with new invasive pests of forestry trees: The Leptocybe gall wasp as an example
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
1 Nov 2010
In pursuit of passion: article on Prof. Bernard Slippers
Article appeared in Science for Society, the ASSAf Newsletter, in November 2010.
25 Feb 2010
Two new fungal species named after UP and FABI
Two new species of fungi, recently discovered by UP staff members from FABI, has been respectively named after the University of Pretoria and FABI.
1 Jul 2000
Armillaria root rot: a new disease of cut-flower proteas in South Africa
Article appeared in SAPPEX News Issue 106 in July 2000.
1 Jun 1997
1 Jun 1997
Van Riebeeck's curse' killing off historic oaks in Gardens
A killer fungus which is destroying the oak trees in Cape Town's historic Company's Gardens could have been introduced on citrus trees planted more than 300 years ago by Jan van Riebeeck.
1 Jan 1996
Avenue's oaks threatened by killer disease
After 200 years oak trees may disappear from the Avenue in the Company's Gardens in Cape Town.