Experience

South African Sugar Association

• South Africa
• Farming
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Research officer

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  • Laboratory research on new agrochemicals and biological insecticides for control of Eldana Saccharine pest on sugarcane in South Africa. The focus is in assessing for the economic efficacy of the new insecticides against E. saccharine pest. Also, to re-evaluate, where appropriate, existing agrochemical recommendations with a view to improving economic use and reducing environmental risk.

• Alien Invasive Weed Biocontrol Supervisor

  • Dec 2013 - Nov 2015

  -Leads and manages the Weed Biocontrol Programme through ensuring sufficient weed biocontrol agents are produced and available to meet the external agreement targets and internal requirements.



Agricultural Research Council

• South Africa
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2013

  Nematode Identification, Looking after Nematodes colonies in the glasshouse and conducting all nematode related field trial on Tobacco and Cotton. Assisting on all entomological related aspects of Cotton projects Nematode Identification, Looking after Nematodes colonies in the glasshouse and conducting all nematode related field trial on Tobacco and Cotton. Assisting on all entomological related aspects of Cotton projects



South African Sugar Association

• South Africa
• Farming
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Technician

  • Jan 2010 - May 2011

  DNA extraction from sugarcane thrips, white grubs, leaf hoppers, Sesamia and Chilo. Doing PCR, RFLP’s and sequencing of the isolates

• Research Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

  Counting of aphids, morphological and molecular identification of the aphidsIsolations of Fusarium from sugarcane stalks and roots,DNA extraction, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLP’s) and sequencing of the isolates.Making media