Luke Cousins

Field Technician : Integrated Pest Management Research  2 Years experience as a contract field technician for CRI. Has experience in citrus pest ecology, soil entomopathogens and IPM research in general. Currently working under Professor Sean Moore and Dr Tamryn...

Dr. Jacquie van der Waals

Programme Manager : Pre-harvest Disease Research    QUALIFICATIONS PhD in Plant Pathology (UP)    ...

Heinrich Geldenhuys

Research Technician : Stellenbosch   Heinrich joined CRI in 2022. He is based in Stellenbosch.  QUALIFICATIONS MSC Agric Horticultural Science    ...

Siphuxolo Melamane

Assistant Cultivar Evaluator   Siphuxolo joined CRI in March 2022. He is based in the Kirkwood office and will be responsible for all cultivar evaluations in the Eastern Cape. He has experience in farm and packhouse practices. He has 4 years of working experience in...

Dr. Davina Saccaggi

Research Entomologist & Acarologist Davina has 15 years of experience in agricultural biosecurity en entomology and acarology. Her research has dealt with understanding and preventing entry of agricultural insect and mite pests. She brings this experience to the...

PROGRAMME: HLB (HLB-RP)

DIVISION: Disease Management PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: Prof. Hano Maree COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS: Dr. Rachelle Bester, Mr. Kobus Breytenbach, Dr. Glynnis Cook, Prof. Paul Cronje, Dr. Tim Grout, Mr. Johan Joubert, Dr. Aruna Manrakhan, Dr. Evans Mauda, Prof.Sean Moore,...

PROGRAMME: OTHER PESTS

DIVISION: Integrated Pest Management PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: Dr. Tim Grout COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS: Prof. Sean Moore, Dr. Aruna Manrakhan, Dr. Evans Mauda, Dr. Tammy Marsberg, Prof. Hano Maree, Prof. Martin Hill, Prof. Johnnie van den Berg, Dr. Candice Coombes, Prof....

PROGRAMME: FRUIT FLY

DIVISION: Integrated Pest Management PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: Dr. Aruna Manrakhan COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS: Dr. Tim Grout, Dr. Martin Gilbert, Dr. Tammy Marsberg, Mr. Wayne Kirkman (CRI), Prof. Chris Weldon, Prof. Julie Coetzee, Prof. Pia Addison, Dr. Roger Price, Dr....

PROGRAMME: FALSE CODLING MOTH

DIVISION: Integrated Pest Management PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: Dr. Sean Moore COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS: Dr. Tim Grout, Dr. Martin Gilbert, Dr. Tammy Marsberg, Prof. Martin Hill (CRI), Prof. Caroline Knox, Dr. Michael Jukes, Dr. Candice Coombes, Dr. Adam Shuttleworth,...

PROGRAMME: POSTHARVEST DISEASES

DIVISION: Disease Management PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: Dr. Wilma du Plooy COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS: Prof. Cheryl Lennox, Dr. Wilma Augustyn RESEARCH CONDUCTED:  Research and services on all postharvest diseases, and packaging aspects.  Most specific focus is on green...