15 January 2021
Due to logistical challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, count data from the same week in 2020 were used for this week’s report, except for Kimberley where current data is shown. Cape Town Low fungal spores, grasses, trees and weeds were seen during this hot, dry sampling week. The tree pollen was mostly eucalyptus (Myrtus) […]
22 January 2021
Due to logistical challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, count data from the same week in 2020 were used for Bloemfontein and Kimberley. All the other sites show current findings. Cape Town Grass levels were low. Low tree levels included pine (Pinus) and cypress (Cupressus). Weed levels were low and only goosefoot (Chenopod) and nettle […]
29 January 2021
Cape Town Grasses are low. Trees remain low, with eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), acacia (Acacia sp.), waxberry (Myricaceae) and cypress (Cupressaceae) detected. Weed counts were very low, including the daisy family (Asteraceae), English plantain (Plantago), erica (Ericaceae), duckweed (Lemnaceae) and buttercups (Ranunculaceae). Moulds were low with a small but insignificant spike for Alternaria following the rain. Johannesburg […]
5 February 2021
Cape Town Grasses were low but showed a slight increase from previous weeks. Tree pollen levels were also low, with palm tree (Arecaceae), gum tree (Eucalyptus), pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and kareeboom (Rhus/Searsia) detected. Weed pollen of the daisy family (Asteraceae), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), erica (Ericaceae), waxberry (Myricaceae), English plantain (Plantago), slangbos (Stoebe), nettle (Urticaceae) and […]
12 February 2021
Cape Town Grasses were very low. Low tree levels were detected including the types pine (Pinaceae), waxberry (Morella), cypress (Cupressaceae) and kareeboom (Searsia/Rhus). Low weed levels were detected and these included English Plantain (Plantaginaceae), buttercup (Ranunculaceae), nettle (Urticaceae), slangbos (Stoebe), the daisy family (Asteraceae) and ferns (Polypodiaceae). Moulds were consistently low. Johannesburg Heavy rain washed […]
19 February 2021
Cape Town Overall counts of grass, weed and tree pollen were low. Tree pollen of elm (Ulmus), gum (Eucalyptus), karee (Rhus/Searsia) and pepper tree (Schinus) were detected. Weed pollen of the daisy family (Asteraceae), waxberry (Morella), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), English plantain (Plantago), erica (Ericaceae), aloe (Asphodelaceae), nettle (Urticaceae) and fern spores (Polypodiaceae) were present. Mould counts […]
26 February 2021
Cape Town Overall counts of grass, weed and tree pollen were low. Tree pollen of elm (Ulmus), gum (Eucalyptus), karee (Rhus) and pepper tree (Schinus sp) were detected. Weed pollen of the daisy family (Asteraceae), waxberry (Morella), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), English plantain (Plantago), erica (Ericaceae), aloe (Asphodelaceae), nettle (Urticaceae) and fern spores (Polypodiacea) were present. Mould […]
5 March 2021
Cape Town Grass levels were low. Tree pollen increased slightly mainly due to the contribution of elm (Ulmaceae) but cypress (Cupressaceae) and waxberry (Morella) were also detected. A slight but insignificant increase in weed levels occurred as sedges (Cyperaceae), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), erica (Ericaceae) privet (Ligustrum) and ferns (Polypodiaceae) appeared regularly. Moulds were low. Johannesburg Grass […]
12 March 2021
Cape Town Grass counts were low. Tree pollen found included eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), olive (Oleaceae), pine (Pinus), karee (Rhus), pepper tree (Schinus) and elm (Ulmaceae). Weed pollen types detected were the daisy family (Asteraceae), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), erica (Ericaceae), iris (Iridaceae), malva (Malvaceae), waxberry (Morella), English plantain (Plantago), buttercups (Ranunculaceae), fern spores (Polypodiaceae) and nettle (Urticaceae). Mould […]
