Julie Coetzee
Julie Coetzee is the deputy director of the Centre for Biological Control at Rhodes University, where she has been instrumental in developing biological control methods for invasive species in South Africa's ecosystems. Recently, she oversaw the release of the Cyrtobagous salviniae weevil into the Crocodile River to combat the spread of common salvinia, an invasive aquatic plant threatening local biodiversity.
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Julie Coetzee is the deputy director of the Centre for Biological Control at Rhodes University and has been involved in the biocontrol strategy against water hyacinth at Hartbeespoort Dam.
Hartbeespoort’s water hyacinth battle – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-11-14Julie Coetzee is the deputy director of the Centre for Biological Control and is involved in addressing the water hyacinth invasion at Vaalkop Dam.
New water crisis threatens as invasive plants overrun North West’s Vaalkop Dam – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-06-09
Julie Coetzee, the deputy director of the Centre for Biological Control at Rhodes University, oversaw the release of the Cyrtobagous salviniae biological control agent into the Crocodile River.
Tiny weevils can fight off invasive aquatic plant on SA’s rivers – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-18