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Purple haze: Jacaranda in bloom are beauties, but condemn the aliens.
COLUMNS

There are new killers on the loose

They come in the form of the shot borer beetle and people who don’t appreciate the shade, leaves and flowers of trees in urban areas

  • Christian Stephen
5 min read
Tree breeding and sustainable intensification (planting more productive trees on less land) are actively being practised in South Africa. (Mondi South Africa)
GARYN TOWNSEND

The little invasive beetle causing big problems for SA’s trees

The search for biological control agents is underway

  • Gemma Gatticchi
2 min read