A new Hortgro-funded facility protects and expands South African pome- and stone-fruit market access. By Anna Mouton. Gaining and maintaining market access for South African deciduous fruit often comes down to phytosanitary risk management. We must demonstrate that we can…
A summary of past and present Hortgro-funded Forelle research not covered elsewhere in this issue. Hortgro-funded work on other pear cultivars is not discussed here – consult the research inventory in the PDF for a complete list of pear-related projects.…
Grain chinch bugs — Macchiademus diplopterus — are indigenous to the wheat-growing areas of the Western Cape. They are pests of cereals but also cause problems for fruit exporters. By Engela Duvenage. “Ironically, they do not damage fruit at all,…
Hortgro establishes a new phytosanitary laboratory to support market access. By Engela Duvenage. On 14 February 2022, the South African pome- and stone-fruit industry felt some love when construction began on the Phytosanitary Laboratory — PHYLA — in Stellenbosch. The…
Ensuring that South African growers can send their fruit to international markets is a full-time job. By Anna Mouton. Lindi Benić is the joint market-access manager for Hortgro and SATI — the South African Table Grape Industry. Market access involves…
South African fruit must meet phytosanitary requirements to access certain key markets. How are these determined?
Dr Shelley Johnson, a quarantine entomologist, says the deciduous fruit industry’s export market is based on sound phytosanitary principles — monitoring in particular. By Dane McDonald. Johnson, a Hortgro and Stellenbosch University researcher, says the ideal way to manage phytosanitary…
Trials using ethyl formate yield promising results. By Anna Mouton. “Phytosanitary issues are among the many challenges we face in the international trade of fresh fruit,” said Dr Shelley Johnson, research associate at Stellenbosch University. Johnson has been working on…
Basics, benefits, and the rise of ethyl formate. By Grethe Bestbier. Worldwide, fumigation is recognized as an effective way of controlling phytosanitary pests like chinch-bugs, weevils, mites, and moths. These insects all meet their match in powerful fumigants that safeguard…
The tiny grain pest catching a ride on our fruit. By Grethe Bestbier. The grain chinch-bug — Macchiademus diplopterus — is a grain pest that feeds on cereals and grasses. This tiny critter has made a nuisance of itself by…