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Alien invasives pose significant threat to Kruger park

Over the past 20 years, up to 2016, various organisations had spent nearly R350 million on alien plant control operations in the park

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
Scolytus rugulosus the shothole borer under the bark of a plum tree. It is a species of bark beetles.
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Tiny invasive beetle threatens millions of trees in South Africa

Polyphagous shot hole borer looks set to become most damaging biological invasion in South Africa

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read