Past Reports

Summary High to very high tree pollen levels were observed across most of South Africa – especially in Bloemfontein. Grasses, weed pollen and fungal spore counts were low in most...

Summary Very high tree pollen levels were seen across most of South Africa. Bloemfontein, Pretoria and Johannesburg delivered the highest counts, followed by Cape Town and Kimberley. Grass and weed...

Summary Tree pollen counts remained high to very high across most of South Africa, including Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kimberley and Bloemfontein. Weed and grass pollen counts remained low, except...

Summary High to very high tree counts were again seen across most of South Africa. This includes the cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Kimberley (moderate to high)....

Summary High tree count alert across most of South Africa including Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban and Kimberley. Very high tree counts were also recorded in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Very high...

Summary Tree pollen remains high in some parts of the country. The highest counts were seen in Johannesburg, followed by Pretoria and Bloemfontein. Grasses, weeds and fungal spore levels were...

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...