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How thousands of stowaway pests are hitching a free ride into SA 10 April 2021 - 09:53 Maize and other local products are safer than imported goods, which carry a high risk of bringing pests into the country. Image: MICHAEL PINYANA, Lightbox
The global Covid-19 pandemic has put human interactions with other animal species in the spotlight.
But what about our interaction with plants? Modern technology has enabled grains, fruits, vegetables and other plants to end up on the opposite side of the world from where they’re indigenous.
A growing awareness of these “alien invaders” has seen swathes of land cleared of trees in many provinces.