17 June 2022
Summary Low levels of pollen and fungal spores were seen across South Africa. Cape Town Low levels of grass, trees and weeds were seen. The trees detected included the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), Australian pine (Casuarina sp.), cypress (Cupressaceae), waxberry (Morella sp.) and gum (Myrtaceae). The weeds were mugwort (Artemisia sp.), the daisy family (Asteraceae), goosefoot […]
10 June 2022
Summary Overall low pollen and fungal spore levels were seen across South Africa. Although no new data were available for Durban, predicted counts for this time of year show moderate fungal spore levels. Cape Town All pollen categories were low during this sampling period. Trees included the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), cypress (Cupressaceae), waxberry (Morella sp.), […]
27 May 2022
Summary Across South Africa, pollen and fungal spore levels were low during this sampling period. Moderate mould counts were recorded in Bloemfontein and Durban, and tree counts in Bloemfontein were also approaching significance. Cape Town All pollen counts were low during this sampling period. Trees identified included gum (Myrtaceae), Australian pine (Casuarina sp.), forest elder […]
20 May 2022
Summary An increase in tree pollen was seen in Cape Town, with an increase in weed pollen in Pretoria. Grass counts were moderate in Kimberley and likely similar in Bloemfontein (no new data available). High fungal spore counts were recorded for Cape Town and Durban. Cape Town High fungal spore counts were seen. Grass and […]
13 May 2022
Summary Tree and weed pollen levels were low at all the sites. Grasses were moderate in Kimberley, Calvinia and Bloemfontein but have decreased to low levels at all the other sampling sites. Moulds were moderate in Durban, but low across the rest of the country. Cape Town Grass, tree and weed levels were low at […]
29 April 2022
Summary Moulds increased sharply in KwaZulu-Natal, following heavy rains in this subtropical climate zone. Strong spikes for ascospores and basidiospores (includes mushrooms) were seen. Pollen levels were low at all the sampling sites except Calvinia, where a small spike in the grass counts was observed. Trees were very low at all the sampled sites and […]
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 […]
8 April 2022
Summary Significant grass levels were seen in Bloemfontein and on sunny days in Kimberley, where frequent rain removed some pollen from the air. A greater variety of tree pollen was detected in Cape Town during this sampling period, but tree and weed levels were generally low at all the sites. High mould (fungal spore) concentrations […]
18 March 2022
Summary Fungal spore levels remain high in Kimberley and Durban, with spikes of allergenic spores present. Grass counts were moderate in Pretoria, Kimberley and likely Bloemfontein (no new data), but low elsewhere. Tree counts approached significance in Cape Town and Durban. Cape Town Grass and weed pollen counts were low, and tree pollen levels were […]
