The list of pests to deal with is seemingly never-ending when you're a gardener. One you might not be aware of, due to it living beneath soil level, but can cause significant damage is vine weevil ...

A new biotype of weevil has been released at Hartbeespoort Dam, marking its first appearance in South Africa. Speaking to leading experts in the field, Daily Maverick unpacks what exactly biological ...

The introduced species, Cyrtobagous salviniae, is a subaquatic herbivorous insect renowned for its ability to curtail the ...

Since first being recorded at Hartbeespoort Dam in 2011, salvinia has spread across water bodies in North West and Gauteng ...

Plant phenology should not be the sole means of monitoring ... Behavioral and electrophysiological studies have suggested that weevils are hardwired to orient toward the volatiles emitted by annual ...

Alfalfa weevil eggs are laid inside alfalfa stems in the fall and spring. Larvae feed on terminal and upper plant leaves ...

Weevil species, Cyrtobagous salviniae, has been released into the Crocodile river, in Hartbeespoort, in an effort to tackle ...

The beech leaf-mining weevil isn't very big at only two millimetres in length. But Acadia University biology professor Kirk Hillier says it shouldn't be underestimated because of its size.

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, will on Monday, 17 March 2025, join Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control (CBC) at the Hartbeespoort Dam, in the Madibeng ...

The beech leaf-mining weevil isn't very big at only two millimetres in length. But Acadia University biology professor Kirk Hillier says it shouldn't be underestimated because of its size. The tiny ...