25 November 2022
Summary Significant pollen counts were seen in Cape Town, with moderate levels of trees, weeds, and grasses recorded. Pollen levels in the rest of South Africa were low, except in Pretoria where moderate tree levels were detected. Fungal spore counts were moderate in Durban, but low elsewhere. Cape Town Grass, tree, and weed counts were […]
2 December 2022
Summary Pollen counts were generally low across South Africa during this sampling week. Low to moderate levels of tree pollen were only seen in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. No new data were available for Durban, but fungal spore counts were likely still moderate at this site. Cape Town Pollen and fungal spore counts were low […]
9 December 2022
Summary Overall pollen counts were high in Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Pretoria. A peak in tree pollen was seen in Bloemfontein, with moderate levels also recorded in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town. Moderate grass counts were observed in Kimberley, Pretoria and Johannesburg, while weeds were moderate in Bloemfontein and Cape Town. Durban was the only site […]
16 December 2022
Summary A new site was added to the South African Pollen Monitoring Network – Potchefstroom in the North West province – which had moderate grass levels. High overall pollen counts were seen in Cape Town, with moderate levels of trees and weeds detected. In Johannesburg, grass and tree pollen counts were moderate. No new data […]
23 December 2022
Summary This is the year’s last update; new pollen data will follow in January 2023. Moderate pollen levels were seen in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Bloemfontein, with weed pollen slightly elevated in Cape Town and Bloemfontein and grasses increasing in Johannesburg. Festive season closures meant no new findings were available for Kimberley, Pretoria and Potchefstroom. […]
22 April 2022
Summary High grass counts were recorded in Bloemfontein, with moderate grass pollen seen in Kimberley. Moderate fungal spore counts were recorded in Pretoria and Kimberley. No new data were available for Durban, but fungal spore levels are likely still high in that area. Cape Town Grasses were not significant. Tree levels are increasing as a […]
14 January 2022
Summary Grass pollen counts were moderate to high at some summer rainfall sampling sites, with other pollen types in the trees and weeds categories remaining low to moderate across the country. Durban had high levels of fungal spores this week, but low counts were recorded in the other cities. Cape Town No significant levels were […]
21 January 2022
Summary Significant grass pollen levels were recorded in the summer rainfall regions of South Africa, with Kimberley showing the highest overall counts. Pollen from in the trees and weeds categories were low to moderate across the country, with low to moderate fungal spore counts also detected at some sites. Cape Town Grass, tree and weed […]
28 January 2022
Summary High grass pollen levels continue in the summer rainfall areas of South Africa, with very high counts seen in Kimberley. Tree counts increased in Pretoria due to a peak in gum tree pollen, but low tree and weed counts were seen in the rest of the country. Similarly, mould counts were low across all […]
