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Invasive Species Forums are back!  Now is the time to register for a stakeholder engagement near you! Are you interested in: – Invasive species legislation – biosecurity compliance – Updates on the latest projects involving invasive species – Updates on the spread of invasive shot hole borer – Control plans for private landowners and organs …

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The impact and management of invasive species was a highlight of sessions at The Conservation Symposium on Thursday 4 November, 2021. Presentations on invasive plants were delivered by postgraduates and parks department officials. The management of invasive animals was a new focus at the symposium and was followed by a special meeting of the CAPE …

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Have you seen fields of lilac flowers in your neighbourhood? An online survey is asking for your opinion of Paterson’s Curse. Bees love it. Horses and cattle get sick if they eat it. Commonly referred to as Paterson’s or Patterson’s curse (Echium plantagineum), this lilac-flowering invasive weed is flourishing across the Western Cape. Paterson’s Curse …

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The spread of invasive cactus across the Eastern Cape is a disaster for wool, livestock and game farmers. Cactus infestations overrun grazing land, are barriers to livestock movement and have spines that are expensive to remove from wool destined for market and harmful to livestock and game. A team from Rhodes University has developed nature-based …

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An ongoing concern of tree-lovers is a dreaded  pest known as the  polyphagous shot hole borer beetle (PSHB). This tiny beetle bores into tree trunks, introducing a fungus that weakens and often kills the trees. This phenomenon has been causing devastation in gardens and forests since the beetle was discovered in South Africa in 2017.