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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

South Africa agriculture

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Fungi to the rescue: South African scientists use innovative approach to protect apple trees

Woolly apple aphids are destructive pests, threatening South Africa’s apple-growing industry. Westend61/Getty Images   By Antoinette Paula Malan, Stellenbosch University; Letodi Luki Mathulwe, Stellenbosch University, and Nomakholwa Faith Stokwe, Stellenbosch University   Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are around 4,000 species of these sap-sucking insects and about 250 are pests that can wreak havoc on crops in a garden or orchard. One […]

todaySeptember 17, 2024 16

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Ticks in South Africa are becoming resistant to pesticides – and may become uncontrollable

        By Luther van der Mescht, University of the Free State     Ticks that suck the blood of South Africa’s cattle are developing resistance to the only pesticides that kill them and have become increasingly difficult to control. If not contained, the spread and resistance to pesticides of these small parasites will affect farmers’ incomes and could reduce the country’s meat and milk production. South Africa […]

todayJuly 31, 2024 22

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