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Dr. Jaap Steenkamp Update
GEORGE NEWS - The challenge of the PSHB (Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer) infestation is escalating. This is how Dr Jaap Steenkamp, a well-known forestry specialist, commented about the PHSB, which has been wreaking havoc on trees in George and surrounds for more than two years.
He said large numbers of tree owners started making inquiries in January to report new activity of insects. The reason for this is simply that the systemic treatment came to the end of the effective prevention period. It must be assumed at this stage, if time of treatment is carefully determined, that we can preserve our trees through an annual treatment.