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...

Leani Serfontein

Research Technician   2 Years’ experience in pest monitoring on citrus. Has experience in biological and cultural control of insect pests. Currently working under Dr Aruna Manrakhan on fruit flies and Dr Evans Mauda on other citrus pests.  QUALIFICATIONS BSc 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...

Mellissa Peyper

He has been a researcher at Citrus Research International since 2003. QUALIFICATIONS BSc Agric. Hons (Tuinboukunde) University of Pretoria – 1998 MSc Agric (Horticulture) University of Stellenbosch – 2002 Phd Agric (Horticulture) University of Stellenbosch – 2009...

Dr. Tammy Marsberg

Researcher : IPM   2 years post-doctoral fellowship at CRI and one year contract worker at CRI (3 years experience in citrus with CRI). Field and lab experience (genetic identification and biological assays). QUALIFICATIONS PhD...

Dr. Sean Moore

Portfolio Manager : IPM Sean Moore obtained a Masters degree in Entomology from Rhodes University in 1993 and a PhD in biotechnology from the same university in 2002. He is currently Portfolio Manager for Integrated Pest Management with Citrus Research International,...

Kim Stolz

Technician : IPM 23 years citrus entomology technician experience. FCM, Fruit fly, NTE and ants research. QUALIFICATIONS MSc Conservation Ecology and Entomology (Stellenbosch University); MSc Conservation Ecology and Entomology (Stellenbosch University)...

John-Henry Daneel

Technician : IPM 23 years citrus entomology experience with emphasis on fruit flies. 18 refereed publications.   QUALIFICATIONS BSc Environmental management MSc Environmental...

Dr. Evans Mauda

Research Entomologist Evans Vusani Mauda is a Research Entomologist at Citrus Research International, South Africa. His current research work focuses on Integrated Pest Management in citrus. Evans current research also tackle challenges on psylloids, and other citrus...

Dr. Aruna Manrakhan

Research Entomologist & Fruit Fly Programme Coordinator Dr Aruna Manrakhan is a research entomologist and co-ordinates the fruit fly research programme at Citrus Research International since 2008. The focus of her research is on ecology and management of fruit fly...