{"id":12372,"date":"2025-12-01T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/?page_id=12372"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:29:53","slug":"knp-pshb-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/?page_id=12372","title":{"rendered":"KNP PSHB Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12372\" class=\"elementor elementor-12372\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0970c0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0970c0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b843726 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b843726\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d179c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d179c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Polyphagous Shot Hole\nBorer (PSHB)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e9572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60e9572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A growing threat to South Africa&#8217;s trees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early detection is critical. Monitoring is our front<\/p>\n<p>line defense.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7589a28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7589a28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13415f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b13415f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9935c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d9935c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233aacd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"233aacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-113721.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-113721.png 867w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-113721-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-113721-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-113721-600x407.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd767d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbd767d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c0e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c0e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is PSHB?<\/h3>\n<p>PSHB is an invasive beetle that carries a symbiotic fungus (Fusarium euwallaceae). The fungus blocks water movement inside trees, leading to decline and eventual death<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a328f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3a328f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-1024x215.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12431\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-1024x215.png 1024w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-1536x322.png 1536w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-2048x430.png 2048w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSHB-facts-600x126.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972ab70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"972ab70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1245d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb1245d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e758cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e758cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-1024x451.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-1536x677.png 1536w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-2048x902.png 2048w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/symptoms-1-600x264.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0099a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0099a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Our-approach-3-1536x628.png 1536w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Our-approach-3-2048x837.png 2048w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Our-approach-3-600x245.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d524f4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d524f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2596b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e2596b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462867a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"462867a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-142631.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-142631.png 493w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-142631-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8880f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f8880f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Our work in Kruger National Park<\/h4>\n<h6>UNDER TECHINICAL COLLABORATION AGREEMENT with SANParks<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Trap servicing &amp; Specimen Collection<\/li>\n<li>Tree Surveys &amp; Firewood Movement Surveys<\/li>\n<li>Real time data capturing and Reporting<\/li>\n<li>PSHB Awareness to KNP Staff and guests\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b343ce e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b343ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa955f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffa955f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-145345-rlr4zue29kucwl5isv8p4lzg7l7ym8gwjfq0tn2zpo.png\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-02-26 145345\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026-02-26 145345\" loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Volunteer Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3915872 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3915872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078f63e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"078f63e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4a077 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f4a077\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a38e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a38e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Protecting Kruger\u2019s Trees from the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) poses a serious threat to the health of trees and the biodiversity we treasure in Kruger National Park. Early detection is critical in managing this pest. To support this, monitoring traps are deployed throughout the Park to detect the presence of the beetle, enabling a rapid and effective response.<\/p>\n<p>We all have a role to play in protecting our natural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Buy it where you burn it &#8211; source firewood locally.<br \/>Do not transport firewood from areas known to be infested with PSHB.<\/p>\n<p>By taking these simple but important steps, you help prevent the spread of this destructive pest.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we can safeguard our precious ecosystems and preserve South Africa\u2019s biodiversity for current and future generations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Zanele Jele : Alien and Invasive Species Manager Kruger National Park<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57082f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57082f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wild2earth.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-19.52.43-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) A growing threat to South Africa&#8217;s trees Early detection is critical. Monitoring is our front line defense.\u00a0 What is PSHB? PSHB is an invasive beetle that carries a symbiotic fungus (Fusarium euwallaceae). 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