Author: Mathys Pretorius

Trapping for Asian Citrus Psyllid in Southern Africa : Feb / Mar 2021

Authors: Aruna Manrakhan, Elma Carstens, Wayne Kirkman, Xolani Sibiya, Glynnis Cook, Rochelle de Bruyn, Mathys Pretorius, Paul Fourie, Solomon Gebeyehu

Organisation: Citrus Research International (CRI)

Categories: Research and Technology

Current status and the way forward Aruna Manrakhan*, Xolani Sibiya, Glynnis Cook, Rochelle de Bruyn, Wayne Kirkman, Elma Carstens, Mathys Pretorius, Paul Fourie and Solomon Gebeyehu The presence of the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) (Fig. 1), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), in parts of Africa (Fig. 2) (Ajene et al., 2020a; Oke et al., 2020; […]

Extension Briefs for February and March 2021 : Feb / Mar 2021

Authors: Catherine Savage, Wayne Mommsen, Mathys Pretorius, Hannes Bester

Organisation: Citrus Research International (CRI)

Categories: Extension briefs, Research and Technology

By Hannes Bester, Mathys Pretorius (aka MC), Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage Mealybug (S.D. Moore) Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly, by inspecting underneath calyces and thereby determining the percentage of fruit infested. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol, infestation should peak during December in the northern production areas and during January in the […]