31 December 2020
Due to logistical challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, count data from the same week in 2019 were used for this week’s report except for Cape Town where current data is displayed. Cape Town Moderate grass levels were obtained at times. Trees were low and included pine (Pinus), gum (Myrtus), waxberry (Morella), and white stinkwood […]
24 December 2020
Due to challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, historical count data from the different sites were used for this week’s report. Except for the grasses in Kimberley, which are based on the actual findings from last week. Cape Town The grass counts were low during this sampling period. Tree levels were similarly low and tree […]
18 December 2020
Covid has disrupted our readings for this week. Data is historical based on previous December findings. Cape Town All pollen counts remained low, but grass pollen increased slightly following rain. Tree pollen levels were low and were composed of cypress, mulberry, olive, plane and white stinkwood. Weed pollen levels were low and consisted of English […]
12 December 2020
Cape Town Long term averages are given. Typically in this period trees are low and include the types cypress (Cupressus), oak (Quercus spp), plane (Platanus), olive (Olea Spp), Casuarina(beefwood), gum (Myrtus) and white stinkwood (Celtis spp). Low weed levels for this week of the year include Erica (Ericaceae), English Plantain (Plantago), rush (Juncus), Pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria) […]
4 December 2020
Cape Town Grasses were low. Low trees included kareeboom (Rhus) gum (Myrtus) and olive (Olea). Low weeds included the types slangbos (Stoebe) Pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria) and mugwort (Artemisia). Moulds were low. Johannesburg Low levels of grass were detected. Tree levels were low and the types detected were jacaranda (Fabaceae), Acacia and gum (Myrtus). Low weed levels […]
27 November 2020
Cape Town Grasses were moderate. Low tree levels included cypress (Cupressus), pine (Pinus), kareeboom (Rhus), gum (Myrtus), plane (Platanus) and Casuarina. Low weed levels were observed and heather (Erica) and English Plantain (Plantago) were detected. Moulds were low Johannesburg Grass levels were low. Trees levels were low and (Cupressus), white mulberry (Morus), gum (Myrtus), pine […]
20 November 2020
Cape Town Grass and tree levels decreased. Tree types detected were pine, yellowwood (Podocarpus) and kareeboom (Searsia/Rhus). Low weed concentrations included (Cyperus) sedge, Erica, goosefoot (Chenopod), the daisy family (Asteraceae), and English Plantain (Plantago). Moulds were low. Johannesburg Grass levels were low at this site. Tree types detected were bush willow (Combretum), cypress (Cupressus), […]
6 November 2020
Cape Town High grass counts were seen. Tree levels dropped significantly and only cypress, pine and Rhus were detected. Just one weed was detected and this was Stoebe or slangbos. Mould levels were low but Alternaria, an allergenic spore is increasing. Johannesburg Low tree levels included the types bush willow (Combretaceae), cypress (Cupressus spp), […]
30 October 2020
Cape Town Grasses were high and exceeded the significant threshold every day. Tree levels are still high as cypress (Cupressus spp), olive (Olea Europaea subspp Africana), pine, yellowwood (Podocarpus spp), cedar (Cedrus deodar), gum, linden (Tilia), white stinkwood (Celtis Africana), oak and plane continue to flower. Low weed levels included erica, goosefoot, sedges, the daisy […]
