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One year of releasing <i>Selitrichodes neseri</i>: biocontrol agent for <i>Leptocybe invasa</i>

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

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 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 ~…

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…

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.…