Limited options to manage Myrtle rust in SA
In the attached an article about Myrtle rust in the the Farmer's Weekly that appeared in the issue…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Breaking news: Biological control agent for Thaumastocoris peregrinus to be released in South Africa
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) based at FABI has recently received permission…
FABI 2011 - 2013 Biennial Report
The Biennial Report of FABI for the period 2011-2013 has been released this week. The attached pdf…
Pest alert: Red gum lerp psyllid
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Update on Glycaspis brimblecombei (red gum lerp psyllid)
The red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei , is a pest of Eucalyptus species that has spread…
One year of releasing Selitrichodes neseri: biocontrol agent for Leptocybe invasa
It has been about one year since the first releases of Selitrichodes neseri , biological control…
New IUFRO President
Prof Mike Wingfield , Director of FABI and the TPCP , has this week been elected as the new…
Insect pests of Eucalyptus - Challenges and opportunities for their management
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in November 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…
Notorious tree-killing fungus unravelled
Article appeared in the Tukkie 16(3) in December 2010.
A world-class Biocontrol Centre for forest pests at FABI
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
Fusarium circinatum: The first eukaryotic genome sequenced and annotated in Africa
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
Pests threatening pine
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
Forest Phytophthoras - a hidden threat to take a serious note of
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 2010.
Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP) comes of age
Article appeared in Wood SA & Timber Times in December 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.
In pursuit of passion: article on Prof. Bernard Slippers
Article appeared in Science for Society, the ASSAf Newsletter, in November 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…
Armillaria root rot: a new disease of cut-flower proteas in South Africa
Article appeared in SAPPEX News Issue 106 in July 2000.
The great mushroom debate
Can a pile of 300-year-old fungus be called a national monument? Article appeared in Earthyear ~…