Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage: ShutterstockMore than two years have passed since the detection of what is arguably the most damaging tree pest ever to arrive in South Africa: the polyphagous shot hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus). The beetle kills trees and there are no proven remedies. The beetle is now … [Read more...] about Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it’s proving hard to manage | The Conversation
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Why it’s proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020 | The Conversation
Why it's proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020: Trachoma can lead to blindness if left untreated. Alaine Kathryn Knipes/CDCTrachoma is a disease that can cause blindness and visual impairment in about 1.9 million people every year. Poor communities in rural areas of countries in Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East are most … [Read more...] about Why it’s proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020 | The Conversation
The spread of shothole borer beetles in South Africa is proving tough to control | The Conversation
The spread of shothole borer beetles in South Africa is proving tough to control: Shutterstock A tiny tree-killing beetle with the awkwardly long name of Polyphagous Shothole Borer was detected in South Africa for the first time last year. It’s now attacking and inserting its deadly fungal ally, Fusarium euwallaceae, in a wider array of tree species across a much wider … [Read more...] about The spread of shothole borer beetles in South Africa is proving tough to control | The Conversation
SA News: England fly-half Danny Cipriani sets sights on proving his creative worth to Eddie Jones in final South Africa Test
England fly-half Danny Cipriani sets sights on proving his creative worth to Eddie Jones in final South Africa Test: Now that his decade-long wait to be reinstated as England's first choice fly-half is finally over, Danny Cipriani is intent on persuading Eddie Jones that he is the squad's most accomplished playmaker. George Ford has been dropped by Jones for only the … [Read more...] about SA News: England fly-half Danny Cipriani sets sights on proving his creative worth to Eddie Jones in final South Africa Test
