10 May 2020

Cape Town The grass levels were low, as were trees. Tree types were Tilia (linden) cypress, eucalyptus and weeds, which included goosefoot, ferns and the daisy family and the indigenous Stoebe. Moulds were low with small but insignificant spikes for Cladosporium. Johannesburg Grass levels were low to moderate throughout the week. Tree levels were low […]

21 May 2020

Cape Town Grass levels were very low. Tree pollen, including cypress and gum was also low. Low weed levels included Stoebe, an indigenous shrub, goosefoot and Erica. Moulds were very low. Johannesburg Low to moderate grass counts continued as the grass season winds down. Low tree levels including cypress, birch, linden and gum were seen. […]

28 May 2020

Cape Town Grass levels were low, tree (gum and pine) were very low and the low weed levels contained only goosefoot. All moulds were low during the sampling period but small spikes were detected for Cladosporium. Johannesburg Grass levels were low to moderate. Trees levels were very low and only birch, bush willow and gum […]

5 June 2020

Cape Town Grasses were very low during this sampling period. Low levels of tree pollen included gum, olive and willow. Only the daisy family and Stoebe represented weed pollen in very low quantities. Fungal spores increased sharply after rain followed by sunny weather. Ascospore levels were high on 27-28 May but disappeared when temperatures decreased […]

12 June 2020

Cape Town The grass pollen level was low. In the tree categor,  low levels of cypress, gum, pine and Casuarina were detected. Weeds consisting of the daisy family and nettles were seen and moulds were low. Johannesburg Grass levels ranged from low to moderate. Low tree levels included: gum, Rhus (kareeboom), cypress and bush willow. […]

19 June 2020

Cape Town Heavy rain and low temperatures reduced the fungal and pollen levels. Snow lay thickly on some Cape mountains. The few tree pollen types detected were cypress, gum and waxberry. No weed or grass pollen was detected. Moulds were low with small spikes for ascospores when sunshine followed rain. Johannesburg Grass levels were low […]

26 June 2020

Cape Town Grass and tree levels were very low. Tree types detected included gum and cypress.  Winter flowering cypress trees are beginning their pollen release cycle. Weed levels were low, but with more variation as Erica, Stoebe (slangbos an indigenous shrub) the daisy family and waxberry, a large shrub were identified. Mould levels increased to […]

4 July 2020

Cape Town Very low levels of grasses, trees, which included cypress and Searsia (Rhus) and weeds (only Stoebe) were detected in this week of low temperatures and gale force north westerly wind, bringing torrential rain. Moulds were low. Johannesburg Grass levels at this site were low to moderate. Tree pollen was sparse as only cypress, […]

17 July 2020

Cape Town The spore trap failed and so the findings for this week are based on the findings of the previous week and 10 years’ archived data. Tree pollen detected at this time of the year includes low levels of cypress, gum, pine and oak. Grass pollen is very low and weeds are also low […]