Wolbachia: FBIP student fighting fruit fly infestations with ‘Trojan horse’ bacteria

Posted on July 28, 2022

Onkgopotse Seabi is a UP MSc student with @SANBI_FBIP who is doing her bit to reduce the devastation wrought by fruit fly infestations in SA. Read about how her work can contribute to helping maintain affordable fruit and vegetable prices.

UP-led Hot Birds Project homes in on how extreme heat affects bird species

Posted on June 22, 2022

Rising temperatures as a result of climate change will affect bird species differently, and their abilities to withstand extremely hot conditions depend on the part of the world that they find themselves in and the climatic region to which their physiology has become adapted over the course of...

Nine UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA’s ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on June 09, 2022

Earlier this month, the National Science and Technology Forum announced the finalists for this year’s NSTF-South32 Awards. UP congratulates and celebrates nine of our own researchers who have been nominated!

#WorldEnvironmentDay on 5 June: Steer your career to study the environment

Posted on June 05, 2022

World Environment Day on 5 June celebrates one single fact that unites the entirety of humanity – we all are on this one planet together, and it’s the only home we have. It is the largest celebration of its kind and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness...

Faculty newsletter for May 2022 now available

Posted on May 31, 2022

Faculty newsletter for May 2022 now available

Beetles use mimicry to fool bees into feeding them

Posted on May 19, 2022

A breakthrough study from the University of Pretoria has found that small hive beetles trapped inside a honeybee nest sneakily entice the very bees that keep them prisoner into providing them with the best of what there is to feed on in the hive – even some of the queen’s portion.

Bee engaged! Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems

Posted on May 18, 2022

This year’s World Bee Day aims to raise awareness on the importance of bees and beekeeping.

#International Day of Forests: 'Forest entomology is the key to healthier forests' – UP forestry experts

Posted on March 21, 2022

#International Day of Forests: 'Forest entomology is the key to healthier forests' – UP forestry experts, To raise awareness of the importance of forests and promote more sustainable forestry practices, the United Nations proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests.