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Moffat R, Hurley BP, Fourie G. (2023) Biology of the invasive macadamia felted coccid, Acanthococcus ironsidei Williams (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) and potential native enemies as biological control agents. SAMAC Journal :82-83.
Slippers B, Kleinsmith L, Nieuwenhuis R. (2023) National surveillance efforts bridge knowledge gaps. SA Grain Magazine (2):15-16.
Maduke A, Slippers B, Van der Linde E, Wingfield M, Fourie G. (2022) Botryosphaeriaceae on Macadamia leaves, nuts and racemes and their association with disease. SAMAC Journal
Botha G, Van den Berg N, Yilmaz N, Akinsanmi OA, Fourie G. (2022) Flower blight in South African macadamia orchards. SAMAC Journal :56-58.
Pal E, Hurley B, Allison J, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2022) Potential management tactics hidden in the life cycle of stink bugs. SAMAC Journal :53-55.
De Beer ZW, Fell S. (2021) The Threat of the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer to Pecan Trees is perhaps less than initially expected. SA Pecan 90:29-31. bit.ly/3kZpldC PDF
Botha G, Fourie A, Hartley J, Van den Berg N, Fourie G. (2021) The impact of Rosellinia necatrix on South African macadamia orchards. SAMAC Journal :54-56. PDF
Fourie A, Venter N, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2021) It takes "guts" to understand stink bugs. SAMAC Journal :33-37. PDF
Maduke A, Slippers B, Van der Linde E, Wingfield MJ, Fourie G. (2021) Macadamia branch dieback and decline in South Africa. SAMAC Journal PDF
Smith AK, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2021) Nut borers in South African macadamia orchards: the main culprit and research towards improving control. SAMAC Journal :57-58. PDF
Hurley BP. (2021) The enemy of my enemy is my friend. TIP-MAG (2):4-6. PDF
Arista Fourie, Fanus Venter. (2021) It takes "guts" to understand stink bugs. SAMAC Journal :33-37.
Mufamadi Z, Fourie G, Willis-Boyum A, van den Berg N. (2020) Husk rot disease: causal agents and disease epidemiology. SAMAC Journal PDF
Pal E, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2020) Progress towards characterisation of pheromones of Bathycoelia distincta. SAMAC Journal PDF
Smith A, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2020) Life stage characterisation of Thaumatotibia batrachopa on an artificial diet. SAMAC Journal PDF
Twiddy D, de Beer ZW, Fourie G. (2020) The PSHB and its potential impact on the South African macadamia Industry. SAMAC Journal PDF
Slippers B, Visser M, Roux J. (2020) Why it’s so critical to continuously monitor and manage plant diseases. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-critical-to-continuously-monitor-and-manage-plant-diseases-139423#comment_2251101
Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Crous CJ. (2020) Tree diseases can change entire landscapes and must be taken seriously . The Conversation https://bit.ly/3b5ptAP
Fell S, De Beer ZW. (2020) Understanding the threat of the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer to the pecan industry. SA Pekan 85:34-36. http://bit.ly/2V8tcYa PDF
Paap T. (2020) Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it’s proving hard to manage. The Conversation http://bit.ly/2twjJ3e
Wingfield BD, Millar B. (2019) How the open access model hurts academics in poorer countries. The Conversation https://bit.ly/2Gn3skG
Fell S, De Beer ZW. (2019) The impact of the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer on Pecan trees in South Africa. SA Pecan 82:11-13. https://bit.ly/2U2Nyj6 PDF
Slippers B, Alisic E. (2019) African science needs more leaders. Here’s how to develop them. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/african-science-needs-more-leaders-heres-how-to-develop-them-114091
De Beer ZW, Paap T. (2018) The spread of shothole borer beetles in South Africa is proving tough to control. The Conversation https://bit.ly/2Dl46ia
Wilson A. (2018) Sex: birds do it, bees do it - and fungi do it too. Here’s how, and why it matters. The Conversation http://bit.ly/2FRSdhH
De Beer ZW. (2018) A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees. The Conversation (27 February) http://bit.ly/2F0J2Ln PDF
Wingfield BD. (2018) People, funding and constant learning are key to creating research excellence. The Conversation (21 January) http://bit.ly/2DtrY3F PDF
Slippers B, Singh S. (2018) African mothers in science need more support. Providing it is actually easy. The Conversation (10 January) http://bit.ly/2Dp0cl5 PDF
Wingfield BD. (2017) South Africa can’t afford to see its universities pitch over the precipice. The Conversation (31 January) http://bit.ly/2ruUV9W PDF
Wingfield BD, Vaughan K. (2017) Money woes force South Africa to revisit how it rewards researchers. The Conversation (23 October) http://bit.ly/2lJtQgu PDF
Wingfield BD. (2017) The peer review system has flaws. But it’s still a barrier to bad science. The Conversation (20 September) http://bit.ly/2Du6Om1 PDF
Wingfield BD. (2017) What “decolonised education” should and shouldn’t mean. The Conversation (14 February) http://bit.ly/2llAK7J PDF
Slippers B. (2015) Plantations provide cover for lost trees but they are also under threat from pests. The Conversation (11 September) https://theconversation.com/plantations-provide-cover-for-lost-trees-but-they-are-also-under-threat- PDF
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