Join EFSA webinars on designs of priority pest surveys: ✅ 11 Dec – Agrilus anxius ✅ 20 Jan – Anthonomus eugenii ✅ 24 Feb – Thaumatotibia leucotreta Catch up on past sessions via EFSA’s YouTube & EU Academy 👉 academy.europa.eu/courses/efsa... #PlantHealth #EFSA #Webinar

The IPA countries Autumn School in Osijek organised by @efsa.europa.eu and HAPIH just concluded. On the second day of #PlantHealth module sessions on #Xylella host plant database, #Scolitynae database were presented bit.ly/3XvfsY0

First module of the #PlantHealth in climate change, climate suitability ongoing at the IPA countries Autumn School in Osijek

The @efsa.europa.eu and HAPIH Autumn School for IPA Countries just started. Victoria Villamar gave the opening presentation. For the second year a dedicated #PlantHealth session has been organised, focusing on #ClimateSuitability and #Databases.

4th BTSF workshop on plant health surveillance in Kraków PL! Plant Health specialists from EU & beyond explore the Pest Survey Toolkit, RiPEST & OptiPest tools to boost risk-based and statistically sound surveys presented by EFSA's staff and experts. #PlantHealth #EFSA #BTSF

Just started the second day of the Plant Health Risk Assessment network meeting. Forty participants, in person and online attended yesterday the sessions on #databases. Today the session on #grapevine disease session focusing on #xylella and #flavescencedoree

🌿 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! @epponews.bsky.social is taking part as observer in the EFSA Scientific Network on Plant Health Risk Assessment, with Director General Olga Tikka joining to exchange knowledge and explore closer cooperation. 🤝 #PlantHealth #EFSA | @efsa-plants.bsky.social

Event Tip 📅 EU #Science for #Preparedness Conference / #DRMKC Annual Seminar 👇 Save the date for this event to advance #DRR & #DRM efforts, in the framework of the #PreparednessUnionStrategy (@ec.europa.eu). 📅 November 4-6, 2025 📍 Turin, Italy 🔗 joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/events/eu-sc...

European Union Events EU Science for Preparedness Conference The EU Science for Preparedness Conference will bring together leading experts fro... https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/events/eu-science-preparedness-conference-2025-11-04_EUROPA_CURRENT_LANG #EU #European #Union #Events

Amazing to participate to the “EU Science for Preparedness Conference” where to learn about ongoing #CrisisManagement solutions, #ExtremeEvents, #Polycrisis tools 📍4-6 November 2025 in Turin, Italy @EU_ScienceHub @CopernicusEMS

The #EFSA Plant Pest Surveillance Network meets in Parma (Oct 29–31)! Focus: survey methods, EIOS training, multiannual planning & tools like OptiPest. Sharing case studies from across Europe to strengthen plant health. #PlantHealth #Surveillance

#IPRRG2025 Stelio Kartakis (PhD student @w-u-r.bsky.social presented on "Modeling disease expression of Phytophthora ramorum to estimate potential economic impacts in European forests"

EFSA launches a new tender to support EU pest surveillance. Open to experts in trapping, eDNA, and remote sensing. Deadline to apply is 26 February 2026. Please check EU Funding & Tenders Portal: ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

🧫 #Neofusicoccum laricinum is a fungal pathogen that affects larch and Douglas fir. 🌲 Learn how to survey this pathogen, a threat to EU forests: 🔗 link.europa.eu/xR8QVP #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

🌱 EFSA 23rd Plant Health Risk Assessment Network meeting: the Agenda has been published, presenting the variety of topics that will be discussed at EFSA from the 4th to the 6th November! Experts from 27 countries are coming together to strengthen plant health. bit.ly/4hgoZeM

🌴 Do you know the quarantine pests that are threatening #palms? Palm lethal yellowing #phytoplasmas and the insect #HaplaxiusCrudus are among them. 📖Learn about their detection strategies in the EFSA Story Map: 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Three species of #Grapholita are Union quarantine #pests in the EU 🔎Take a look at the EFSA pest survey card to learn how to perform risk-based surveys for these pests! 🔗 link.europa.eu/dmwCmR 🌱#PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

❓ What’s in this picture? These are Margarodidae – also known as ground pearls. They can survive in the soil for long periods as resilient cysts. 🔎Learn more and explore their Pest Survey Cards: link.europa.eu/g8mWH9 and link.europa.eu/kp3Yhj 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

🌲 #Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae is a pathogen of conifers, impacting both urban and forest ecosystems. 🔎 Early detection is essential to prevent spread and mitigate ecological and economic impacts. EFSA #StoryMap 🔗 link.europa.eu/bWC3cG 🌱#PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

🔎Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, commonly known as grapevine #phylloxera, is an invasive #pest of #grapevines and a protected zone quarantine pest in Cyprus. 📖Explore the newly published EFSA interactive Story Map: link.europa.eu/F4Y8Pd 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

📢The Pest Survey Card on #Carposina sasakii is now live! 🔎Discover our interactive #StoryMap and gain insights into detection and delimiting surveys for this pest: link.europa.eu/9yVJy7 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

📢New Pest Survey Card: non-EU #Choristoneura spp. This group comprises 10 species with #conifers, #crops and #herbaceous species as host plants 🌲🌳🌿 🔎Explore our interactive #StoryMap: link.europa.eu/R7G4bJ @canadianbiogenome.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @sheborg.bsky.social

#NowAttending the 1st National Congress of Dipterology in Reggio Emilia 📍 an event for sharing research and passion on Diptera🪰 as pollinators, biological control agents and providers of other vital ecosystem services 🌱

🚨 Public Consultation Alert 🚨 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on the draft protocol for evaluating emergency authorisations of insecticides and acaricides under Article 52 of Regulation (EU) 1107/2009. bit.ly/4mspfbm The deadline is 24 October 2025.

📢 New Pest Survey Card: #AnthonomusQuadrigibbus This weevil is a pest of #fruit trees including apples, pears, and sour cherries 🍎🍐🍒. Explore our interactive #StoryMap to learn more about detection strategies: 🔗 link.europa.eu/YgnGVY 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

@gbif.org #NowPresenting at the the 135th EFSA Plant Health [email protected] #NowPresenting. The next effort will be on #Agrobiodiversity

#NowPresented at the 135th EFSA Plant Health Plenary the KiBAB a platform (@anses-fr.bsky.social) developed for facilitating the identification of Scolytinae, and the updated database of Scolytinae (University of Padova) www.scolytinaehostsdatabase.eu/site/it/home/

Today, Monia Lombardo and Alexandre Nougadère from #EFSA, presented the #CommodityRiskAssessment and #PriorityPests projects at the XXX #SIPaV Congress (Italian Phytopathological Society) on 15-17 September. Fruitful exchanges on latest developments on #PlantPathology assessment and management.

Very interesting project meeting in Parma (Italy): #REACT Bridging Innovation and Regulation: Pathways for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in Europe; .-> now Giuseppe Stancanelli presenting EFSA PLH Risk Assessment activities and eradication challenges for insect pests. react-insect.eu

#GreenAgriculture #SIF2025 Second day of the Global Forum on Green Agriculture. Presentation of very interesting case studies, such as Telagri for making available worldwide agricultural experts to any remote farm. telagri.com

#GreenAgriculture #SIF2025 The review of different experiences of implementing green agriculture in different geographical areas highlights the need for adaptation to their respective characteristics and vulnerabilities. #ClimateChange, #BiodiversityLoss and #SoilDegradation are common to most areas

#NowAttending the Global Forum on Green Agriculture and the 2nd Regional Science and Innovation Week for Europe and Central Asia organised by FAO in Budapest. Several interesting experiences and case studies, from the valorization of traditional knowledge to digital innovation.

🌳 Presented at EPPO/COST mtg: EFSA’s support for optimisation of pest surveys for broadleaved trees! Tools like RiPEST & OptiPest help detect pests early, optimise resources & protect forests under climate stress. Smarter surveillance = stronger biosecurity. #EFSA #PlantHealth #OptiPest #OneHealth

📢New pest survey card: #Anthonomus bisignifer & A. signatus 👉Protect strawberries and other important crops from these pests. Strengthen your surveillance efforts with this resource. 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

🚨 Calling all plant health professionals! Join NVWA’s free webinar on Aug 14 @ 9:00 CET to master EFSA’s OptiPest tool for smarter potato pest surveys 🥔🔍 Live demo of EFSA tools included! 📧 Register: [email protected] #OptiPest #PotatoPower #EFSA #NVWA #AgriTech

Stay updated on plant pests with our monthly #HorizonScanning Newsletter of July! 🌿 Get information about new pests 🌿 Grow your knowledge on EU #PriorityPests 🌿 Find news about #PestManagement 🔍 Follow tinyurl.com/yvbvvnay #XylellaFastidiosa #ScirtothripsDorsalis #EuwallaceaFornicatus

🚨 EFSA Grant Alert! EFSA invites Art. 36 organisations to develop and validate protocols for pest survey parameters: 🔬 Sampling Effectiveness 📊 Relative Risk 📉 Design Prevalence Help strengthen EU plant health surveillance! 🌱 🔗 tinyurl.com/bd5hxat3 #EFSA #PlantHealth #EUGrants #ResearchFunding

🌿 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 We've assessed 47 quarantine pests to support the EU's update of priority pests. This work will help protect Europe's biodiversity, agriculture & forestry. europa.eu/!QqPVkr #PlantHealth #FoodSecurity #pests @efsa-plants.bsky.social

🦋 Have you seen the EFSA #PestSurveyCard on #Paysandisia #archon? Understanding its life cycle is crucial for effective pest #surveillance across the EU. This card offers key insights to help protect our ecosystems and agriculture. 🔍 Check details here: europa.eu/!HvPVvw #SurveillanceNetwork

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report on #Spodoptera #frugiperda 👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e... EFSA’s scientific support for ranking candidate #PriorityPests. 📊 EFSA assessed 47 EU quarantine pests, focusing on: ✔️ Lag period ✔️ Expansion rate ✔️ Impact on crops and the environment #EFSA #PlantHealth #ScienceToPolicy

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report! #Keiferia #lycopersicella: 👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e... EFSA’s scientific support for ranking candidate #PriorityPests. 📊 EFSA assessed 47 EU quarantine pests, focusing on: ✔️ Lag period ✔️ Expansion rate ✔️ Impact on crops and environment #EFSA #PlantHealth #ScienceToPolicy

#Pathogens that can infect #palmtrees in the EU include #Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis. A #PestSurveyCard for this pathogen is available at: europa.eu/!qHJtfH Check out the document to explore the recommended detection and identification procedure. 🌱 #PlantHealth #SurveillanceNetwork

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report! 📄 #Phymatotrichopsis #omnivora 👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e... EFSA’s scientific support for ranking candidate #PriorityPests. 📊 EFSA assessed 47 pests, focusing on: ✔️ Lag period ✔️ Expansion rate ✔️ Impact on crops and the environment #EFSA #PlantHealth #ScienceToPolicy

Don't forget to visit our interactive #Dashboard dedicated to the #HorizonScanning findings about #PlantPests www.efsa.europa.eu/en/powerbi/p... last update: yesterday #Brenneria #Diplodia #Gibbsiella #Gilbertella #Myzus #Neopestalotiopsis #Pantoea #Phyllosticta #Phytopythium #Pospiviroid

The EU #PriorityPest , the Japanese beetle (#Popilliajaponica) 🐞🐜 has been detected for the first time in France (Haute-Rhine) expanding NW from Northern Italy and Suisse. This pest, found in 2014 close to Malpensa (Italy), is a serious threat to plants and crops. #InvasiveSpecies #Planthealth

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report 📄 #Bactericera #cockerelli 👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e... EFSA’s scientific support for ranking candidate #PriorityPests. 📊 EFSA assessed 47 pests, focusing on: ✔️ Lag period ✔️ Spread rate ✔️ Impact on crops and the environment #EFSA #PlantHealth #ScienceToPolicy

📢The #PestSurveCard on non-EU #Gymnosporangium spp. has just been published. 🔍Check out this new document that supports the #surveillance in the EU of these plant pathogenic #fungi🌳 europa.eu/!hJnCBV @wheatpath.bsky.social @microbesinfo.bsky.social #SurveillanceNetwork

📢 A new webinar on Bactrocera zonata survey is now available! Learn about its survey parameters and survey design. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL4w...

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report 📄 #Ralstonia #pseudosolanacearum 👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e... EFSA’s scientific support for ranking EU candidate #PriorityPests. 📊 EFSA assessed 47 pests, focusing on: ✔️ Lag period ✔️ Spread rate ✔️ Impact on crops and the environment #EFSA #PlantHealth #ScienceToPolicy

🌿 New week, new pest survey cards! 🌿 📍 The EFSA Pest Survey Card Gallery has a lot of fresh Story Maps—ready for you to explore! 🔎 Have you checked them out yet? 👉 europa.eu/!jCcdTn 🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork