Past Reports

Cape Town Overall counts of grass, weed and tree pollen were low. Tree pollen of elm (Ulmus), gum (Eucalyptus), karee (Rhus/Searsia) and pepper tree (Schinus) were detected. Weed pollen of...

Cape Town Grasses were very low. Low tree levels were detected including the types pine (Pinaceae), waxberry (Morella), cypress (Cupressaceae) and kareeboom (Searsia/Rhus). Low weed levels were detected and these...

Cape Town Grasses were low but showed a slight increase from previous weeks. Tree pollen levels were also low, with palm tree (Arecaceae), gum tree (Eucalyptus), pepper tree (Schinus sp.)...

Cape Town Grasses are low. Trees remain low, with eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), acacia (Acacia sp.), waxberry (Myricaceae) and cypress (Cupressaceae) detected. Weed counts were very low, including the daisy family (Asteraceae),...

Due to logistical challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, count data from the same week in 2020 were used for Bloemfontein and Kimberley. All the other sites show current findings....

Due to logistical challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, count data from the same week in 2020 were used for this week’s report, except for Kimberley where current data is...

Challenges related to covid has made sampling difficult at some sites. The data for Cape Town, Gqeberha and Johannesburg is current. Data for the other sites is based on data...

Due to logistical challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, count data from the same week in 2019 were used for this week’s report except for Cape Town where current data...

Due to challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, historical count data from the different sites were used for this week’s report. Except for the grasses in Kimberley, which are based...

Covid has disrupted our readings for this week. Data is historical based on previous December findings. Cape Town All pollen counts remained low, but grass pollen increased slightly following rain....

Cape Town Long term averages are given. Typically in this period trees are low and include the types cypress (Cupressus), oak (Quercus spp), plane (Platanus), olive (Olea Spp), Casuarina(beefwood), gum...

Cape Town Grasses were low. Low trees included kareeboom (Rhus) gum (Myrtus) and olive (Olea). Low weeds included the types slangbos (Stoebe) Pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria) and mugwort (Artemisia). Moulds were low....

Cape Town Grasses were moderate. Low tree levels included cypress (Cupressus), pine (Pinus), kareeboom (Rhus), gum (Myrtus), plane (Platanus) and Casuarina. Low weed levels were observed and heather (Erica) and...

  Cape Town Grass and tree levels decreased. Tree types detected were pine, yellowwood (Podocarpus) and kareeboom (Searsia/Rhus). Low weed concentrations included (Cyperus) sedge, Erica, goosefoot (Chenopod), the daisy family...

  Cape Town High grass counts were seen. Tree levels dropped significantly and only cypress, pine and Rhus were detected. Just one weed was detected and this was Stoebe or...

Cape Town Grasses were high and exceeded the significant threshold every day. Tree levels are still high as cypress (Cupressus spp), olive (Olea Europaea subspp Africana), pine, yellowwood (Podocarpus spp),...

Cape Town Grasses are moderate but increasing. Tree levels are waning but acacia, cypress, gum, olive, pine, yellowwood, mulberry and oak pollen was detected in the atmosphere. Low weed levels...

Cape Town The spore trap has been repaired and findings will be available from next week. Values given are based on archived data from the last decade. Trees present in...

Cape Town Historical averages are given for Cape Town from the last 10 years as the spore trap is still being repaired. The trees found during this week are usually:...

Cape Town Current pollen levels are unavailable. Typical flowering tree types for this period are oak, olive, plane, pine, yellowwood, poplar, Rhus/Searsia, chestnut and poplar. Weeds found at this time...

Cape Town The spore trap is not yet repaired so 10-year averages are given. For this sampling period grass levels are typically low, tree pollen is high as cypress, olive,...

Cape Town The spore trap motor has suffered storm damage. 10-year averages are given and flowering trees in the second week of September include: oak, white stinkwood, pine, yellowwood, mulberry,...

Cape Town High tree levels were detected for cypress despite heavy rain. Other flowering trees were: pine, plane, oak and white mulberry. Grasses were low. Low weed levels included Erica...

Cape Town Grasses were low but are slowly increasing. Tree pollen levels surged on dry, sunny days as cypress, pine and plane continued their pollen release cycle. Other tree types...