Past Reports

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...

Summary Grass levels continue to be significant in the summer rainfall cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Kimberley. Tree pollen remained low across the country and weed counts approached significance only...

Summary A new monitoring site was added to the South African Pollen Monitoring Network: Calvinia in the Northern Cape. Grass and fungal spore counts were high in the summer rainfall...

Summary Grass levels continue to be at significant in the summer rainfall areas of South Africa and are currently the highest in Kimberley, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. Very little tree pollen...

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...

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...

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...

Summary Pollen in the atmosphere is sparse at most sites. Grass pollen is increasing in summer rainfall areas and significant levels have been recorded in Bloemfontein. Tree pollen was not...

Summary  Pollen analysis was carried out in Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Johannesburg. Estimated values are given for the other sites where access is restricted due to covid or holiday schedules....

 Summary Covid isolation and closed buildings over the holiday season have prevented access to some pollen monitoring sites and archived data has been used for the affected sites. Pollen in...

Summary Significant tree and weed pollen counts were seen in Cape Town and Durban. High fungal spore loads were also seen in Durban, and a peak in the allergenic fungal...

Summary Cape Town and Durban had high pollen counts, both due to peaks in the weed pollen category. Bulrush is flowering across South Africa and delivered significant counts in Cape...

Summary Three sites showed significant pollen counts in two or more pollen categories. Cape Town had high weed levels due to an increase in plantain and bulrush pollen, and moderate...

Summary Cape Town had moderate grass and tree counts, and moderate grass and weed counts were seen in Kimberley. Pretoria and Gqeberha both had low pollen counts, with Pretoria showing...