I am a first-year MSc student in Microbiology, part of the Macadamia Protection Program research group under the guidance of Prof. Gerda Fourie. My current research focuses on evaluating commercial biocontrol agents against Neopestalotiopsis species, the pathogens responsible for yellow halo leaf spot and dry flower disease in South African macadamia orchards, as well as investigating the mode of action of these agents. During my Honours studies (2024), I identified the causal agents of yellow halo leaf spot in South African macadamia orchards.