Past Reports

Due to logistical challenges, the results from the previous sampling period are repeated for Pretoria Cape Town Grass, tree and weed pollen were low, with tree and weed counts approaching...

Cape Town Grass, tree and weed pollen counts were low during this sampling period. Tree pollen included gum (Myrtaceae), karee (Rhus sp. / Searsia sp.), cypress (Cupressaceae), the pine family...

Civil unrest in the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces interrupted data capturing at two of our sites for this sampling period. Very low temperatures with frost and snow on high lying...

Cape Town Grass, tree, weed and mould counts were low, with tree pollen approaching moderate counts. Tree pollen detected was gum (Myrtaceae), karee (Rhus sp. / Searsia sp.) and cypress...

Cape Town Grass, tree, weed and mould counts were low. Tree pollen included gum (Myrtaceae), mulberry (Moraceae), forest elder (Nuxia sp.) and karee (Rhus sp. / Searsia sp.). Nettle (Urticaceae)...

Cape Town Grasses, trees and weeds were low for this sampling period. Tree pollen included cypress (Cupressaceae), gum tree (Myrtaceae), forest elder (Nuxia sp.), Australian pine (Casuarina), waxberry (Morella sp.),...

Cape Town Grasses, trees, weeds and mould levels were low. Tree pollen included cypress (Cupressaceae), gum tree (Myrtaceae), forest elder (Nuxia sp.) and karee (Rhus sp. / Searsia sp.). The...

Cape Town Grass, tree and weed pollen levels were low for this sampling period. Tree pollen included cypress (Cupressaceae), waxberry (Morella sp.), forest elder (Nuxia sp.), gum tree (Myrtaceae) and...

Cape Town Grasses, trees, weeds and moulds were low for this sampling period. Forest elder (Nuxia sp.) and gum tree (Myrtaceae) were the only tree pollen detected, and the only...

Cape Town Grass, tree, weed and mould counts were low during this sampling period. Tree pollen included gum tree (Myrtaceae), waxberry (Morella sp.) and forest elder (Nuxia sp.). The only...

Cape Town Grasses were low. Trees were moderate due to the contribution of forest elder (Nuxia sp.). This tree is insect pollinated and unlikely to be allergenic. A small spike...

Cape Town Low grass, tree and weed levels were seen at this site. Trees detected were pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and forest elder (Nuxia sp.). Weeds included the daisy family...

Cape Town Grasses were very low. Low tree concentrations included forest elder (Nuxia sp.), bayberry (Morella sp.), gum (Myrtaceae), pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and cypress (Cupressaceae). Weeds were low and...

Due to courier delays, the Pretoria counts could not be completed in time for this report and the data from last week are repeated here. Cape Town Low tree, grass...

Cape Town Grasses were low, as were trees and weeds. Trees detected were waxberry (Morella sp.), pine (Pinaceae), elm (Ulmaceae), birch (Betulaceae), eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) and forest elder (Nuxia sp.). Weeds...

Cape Town Grass pollen levels were low. Tree pollen were moderate and included forest elder (Nuxia sp.), pepper tree (Schinus sp.), birch (Betulaceae), pine (Pinus sp.), gum (Myrtaceae) and waxberry...

Cape Town Grass pollen counts were low. Tree pollen levels were moderate, with gum (Myrtaceae), pepper tree (Schinus sp.), cypress (Cupressaceae), olive (Oleaceae) and waxberry (Morella) present. Weed counts were...

Cape Town Low tree, grass and weed levels were detected. Trees identified were olive (Oleaceae), waxberry/bayberry (Morella sp.), eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), Brazilian pepper (Schinus spp.) and hackberry (Celtis sinensis). Weeds were...

Durban and Kimberley findings have been added. Cape Town Grass counts were low. Tree and weed pollen levels were also low. Tree pollen included cypress (Cupressaceae), eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), karee (Rhus)...

Cape Town Grass levels were low. Tree and weed pollen counts were also low. Tree pollen types included eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), karee (Rhus), pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and elm (Ulmus). Weed...

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...

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...

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...