Past Reports

Summary Tree pollen counts are picking up as we head into the new pollen season, with high counts seen in Bloemfontein and moderate levels in Johannesburg. Fungal spore counts and...

Summary Tree counts are increasing at some sites, with high counts detected in Johannesburg and moderate levels seen in Cape Town, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. Weed counts were moderate in Calvinia...

Summary Pollen and fungal spore counts were low across South Africa, but tree pollen increased to moderate levels in Johannesburg. Cape Town Tree, grass and weed pollen levels were very...

Summary Overall low pollen and fungal spore counts were seen. Although no new data were available for Durban, the mould counts should be moderate at this time. Cape Town Low...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Summary Grass levels have decreased across the country, as moderate counts were only seen in Kimberley and Bloemfontein during this sampling period. Tree pollen was moderate in Cape Town and...

Summary Grass levels remain significant in the summer rainfall areas, with very high counts recorded in Kimberley. Tree pollen counts approached significance in Cape Town and the weed pollen in...

Summary Durban had very high fungal spore counts. Grass pollen counts have decreased across the country, but moderate levels are still present in the summer rainfall areas. Weed and tree...