Another FABI PhD dissertation successfully defended
Yesterday, Michael Mbenoun , a PhD candidate from the TPCP/CTHB group in FABI, presented a prestige…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
St Mary’s DSG visits FABI
On Tuesday 18 March the Matric Life Sciences class from St Mary’s DSG visited FABI. The aim of this…
FABI students break a tree planting record!
Today 43 students of the TPCP/CTHB research groups in FABI have broken two records. Firstly, this…
Undergraduate Students Exposed to Biocontrol Research at FABI
The FABI Biocontrol Centre based at the UP Experimental Farm is a modern research facility that…
New Eucalyptus pest
Another insect feeding on Eucalyptus species was recently detected by Prof. Stefan Neser in…
Major International Forestry Award to FABI researcher
Prof Jolanda Roux (FABI and Dept of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UP) has recently heard that…
Fungus threatens to wipe out city's Jacarandas
Attached an article that appeared in the Pretoria News newspaper on 26 October 2013 after Prof Mike…
Limited options to manage Myrtle rust in SA
In the attached an article about Myrtle rust in the the Farmer's Weekly that appeared in the issue…
Breaking news: Biological control agent for Thaumastocoris peregrinus to be released in South Africa
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) based at FABI has recently received permission…
FABI 2011 - 2013 Biennial Report
The Biennial Report of FABI for the period 2011-2013 has been released this week. The attached pdf…
Pest alert: Red gum lerp psyllid
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Update on Glycaspis brimblecombei (red gum lerp psyllid)
The red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei , is a pest of Eucalyptus species that has spread…
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
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.