Postdoc at the Centre for Biological Control (Rhodes University). On a mission to tackle invasive grasses.
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Kim Canavan retweeted
Thanks to @SANBI_ZA and @forthare_Uni for organising the #BiologicalInvasions2022
Our team enjoyed being at a live event after all this time. Congratulations to the prize winners: Liam Yell-best poster, Tressia Chikodza-best speed talk, Garyn Townsend and Megan Reid-best talks
Kim Canavan retweeted
Do you use barcoding tools to delineate potential species? Check out the new R Shiny app “SPEDE-sampler” that assesses how sampling effects can affect GMYC output.
@ClarkeJMVS @Guy_F_Sutton @RhodesUniCBC @Rhodes_Uni
Link -> buff.ly/3rSPsae
We reached new heights (I had to :) ) with our recent work on alien plants in South Africa’s mountains. Most mountain ranges have poor records of the alien plants present and so the true extent of invasion is often unknown.
New! ⛰️:
CBC members (@KimCanavan3, @Guy_F_Sutton and Grant Martin) and collaborators recently published in the journal Land’s Special Issue ‘Mountains under Pressure’ exploring the alien plants that threaten South Africa’s mountain ecosystems.
Read it: mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/12/139…
Kim Canavan retweeted
Hey, it's me. Check out our new paper discussing the role biocontrol may play in managing invasive grasses in South Africa. 🥳😎 Thanks @KimCanavan3 for all your hard work!
#RUZoo Progress and prospects for the biological control of invasive alien grasses Poaceae) in South Africa dx.doi.org/10.4001/003.029.0…
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The CBC is facing a funding crisis, as our tender for biocontrol research has not yet been awarded. We have started a crowdfunding campaign for the work we do at Hartbeespoort Dam, and we would value your support, and sharing of our campaign.
thundafund.com/project/67166…
Kim Canavan retweeted
Biological control of I. pseudacorus is being considered in South Africa.
Please help us document the distribution of this invasive by filling out this google form:
forms.gle/xfsfBRRXThLh2RbN7 🙏 (end_thread)
Kim Canavan retweeted
New 📝:
Lenin Chari, Evans Mauda and Grant Martin recently published an inventory of the insect community associated with the South African indigenous shrub Lycium ferocissimum in African Entomology (@entsocsa).
#biocontrol #entomology
Take a read:
bioone.org/journals/african-…
Kim Canavan retweeted
New 📝:
Three CBC members (@Guy_F_Sutton, @KimCanavan3 and Iain Paterson) recently published their work in the Journal of Applied Ecology investigating the prospects for the biological control of invasive Sporobolus grasses in Australia.
Read it: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Kim Canavan retweeted
Fear no weevil! We are excited that the common salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae, is now in our CBC quarantine facility - all the way from the USA! We have already set up experiments to test its host specificity. Photo: David Taylor, CBC.
A project we have been working on for the last few years is now published :) We plan to keep the prioritised list of potential new biocontrol targets updated with relevant research. Looking forward to getting feedback and improving the list as we go!
Prioritisation of targets for weed biological control III: a tool to identify the next targets for biological control in South Africa and set priorities for resource allocation @KimCanavan3
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
Kim Canavan retweeted
University of Florida is now hiring an assistant professor of entomology with expertise in classical biological control of invasive insects and mites. Come join the #UFBugs team @UFIFAS_IRREC! This is a great position on the beautiful Treasure Coast!
apply.interfolio.com/86670
Kim Canavan retweeted
This event is hosted by @RhodesUniCBC and @Fabiteam1 and we look forward to our virtual event in May 2021
Kim Canavan retweeted
Feel so sick about yesterday’s news.
We’re all so used to that feeling. Instead of grabbing your keys or trying to fumble around dialing 999 make sure your phone is enabled for this
Just discovered it-had no idea #SarahEverard
Kim Canavan retweeted
New paper from the energetic @SuzyCanavan, The status of alien bamboos in SA #mzansi: 28 species of bamboo have been introduced to SA; 8 species confirmed present; No evidence that naturalised bamboos were spreading; need to update current legislation. doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.…
First time back doing field work since I had Kara. We are looking for potential biocontrol agents on Eragrostis curvula with @Guy_F_Sutton. Loving being back in the fields and now I even have a little assistant!
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Kim Canavan retweeted
Poor through the lens picture but today yielded another Tetramesa spp. from our grass-insect surveys. This is the 8th species I have found in South Africa, despite no known native species in Southern Africa. #hymenoptera #eurytomidae #biocontrol #treasuretrove #speciesdiscovery
Kim Canavan retweeted
#ZimbabweanLivesMatter We cannot stop creating awareness until there is justice and transparency. 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
My sister’s work on the invasion risk of cannabis.
Interested in the links between plant #domestication and #invasionrisk? Check out the #esa2020 presentation by @SuzyCanavan where she lays out some new ideas using Cannabis as a case study @ESAinvasionecol
eco.confex.com/eco/2020/meet…