We are currently holding our Council meeting for this year at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. We have delegates from 32 countries, and the European Commission, attending. We thank everyone for the productive discussions and for their continued engagement!

The paper by Melifronidou-Pantelidou et al. is now online in the EPPO Bulletin and details the Eradication campaign for the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri in Cyprus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

❗ONE WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT POSTER AND PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS❗ 🔗 Register and submit abstracts here: meeting.eppo.int/meeting.php/... ➡️ To see more details, follow this link: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

❗Don't forget to submit your abstracts for posters or presentations for the upcoming EPPO Conference on Diagnostics of Plant Pests ⏱️ Abstract submission CLOSES on the 30th September! (Registration closes 30th November) Register and submit abstracts here: meeting.eppo.int/index.php/M8...

Nguyen et al. provide information on sustainable management of Venturia inaequalis the causal agent of apple scab disease in the field using grapevine cane extracts in their work published in the EPPO Bulletin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

🌍 Web report now online: 91st Meeting of the Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs 🌍 🔗 Read the full report here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

A paper by Zeity et al. detailing the first record of the invasive fruit fly, Dacus ciliatus on cucurbit crops in Latakia, Syria Is online in the EPPO Bulletin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

A new EPPO Datasheet on the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola is now online in the EPPO Bulletin. Thanks to Giovanna Curto, Italy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

A new EPPO Datasheet on the white-marked tussock moth Orgyia leucostigma, a pest of deciduous and coniferous woody plants as well as herbaceous plants, is online in the EPPO Bulletin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

The IPPC is hosting a webinar series on climate change and pest risk analysis and pest management. It will provide useful insights for those in NPPOs, researchers, agricultural experts and more! 🔗 Find out more and register here: bit.ly/3JXQZas (Image credit: IPPC, FAO)

A new EPPO Datasheet on Harringtonia lauricola (outside its native range poses a threat to forest plants and commercial crops such as avocado), is online in the EPPO Bulletin. Thanks to the authors Miranda Barnes and Jiri Hulcr, University of Florida, US. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED for the EPPO Jens-Georg Unger Fellowship - we have extended the deadline for the Fellowship by one month - apply now! 👉 Plant health professionals from EPPO member countries can apply here shorturl.at/jHRKd ⌚ New deadline OCTOBER 15th!

A new Diagnostic Standard on the apple maggot PM 7/160 (1) Rhagoletis pomonella, is now freely available in the EPPO Bulletin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

🚨TWO WEEKS TO GO! One-day free workshop during EuroGard! "Threat of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) to Europe: Monitoring and mitigation”🪲 📍Orto Botanico di Roma 🗓️24 September 2025, Wednesday 💻Online option available Register here: forms.office.com/e/XWvSMG20yi

🌍 Have you seen this upcoming Symposium on pest risks in containerized shipping? 📍 Copenhagen, Denmark 📅 7–8 October 2025 💡 Attendance is free! ✅ The event is targeted at ocean carriers, shippers stakeholders and plant protection regulators and biodiversity experts! More info: shorturl.at/Jt2uj

A new EPPO Diagnostic Standard on the fungus Stagonosporopsis chrysanthemi, causal agent of ray blight on chrysanthemum, is now freely available in the EPPO Bulletin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

The revised protocol PM 7/026 (2) Phytophthora cinnamomi is now Free Access in the EPPO Bulletin. This soilborne oomycete causes crown and root rot of a very wide range of horticultural, ornamental and forestry crops. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

🏖️ Send any postcards on your summer holidays? ➡️ To raise awareness of the risk of Popillia japonica, a pest that emerges in summer, the NPPO of Germany made some postcards and flyers that are now available on the EPPO Platform on Communication Material. 🔗See more: media.eppo.int/index?id_gal...

The revised EPPO Diagnostic Standard on the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis is now online in the EPPO Bulletin. This revision includes identification on 2nd instar larvae and barcoding. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

🌳🪲This week in Carcavelos, Portugal, the Joint Conference of COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology UB3Guard Cost Action (CA20132) and EPPO “Biosecurity and Surveillance for Quarantine Pests of Trees in Forests and Cities” started its work. 👉 Find out more: ub3guard.eu

Last week, Olga Tikka presented the EPPO activities during the IPPC Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia on 3/5 September. 🌱 The workshop allowed NPPOs and experts from Europe and Asia to discuss phytosanitary challenges of the region and input into related work by the IPPC

🐜Did you know EPPO has Standards for the safe use of biological control agents against regulated pests in the EPPO region? Rob Tanner, responsible for EPPO's work on BCAs, presented our work this week at the Working Group on Integrated Control in Protected Crops! See more - shorturl.at/0wdyU

➡️REGISTRATION OPEN for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers' ❓The conference is for NPPOs and academia. 🌲The focus is the protection of European forests against quarantine forest pests. 🔗See more www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

⚠️ ADDITION TO THE EPPO ALERT LIST ⚠️ ➡️ Lagria villosa, a highly polyphagous pest, has been intercepted in the EPPO region and has the potential to cause economic damage to host plants that grow in the region. 🔎 Find out about the risks, damage and more: shorturl.at/CTAkx

📖 Read about the latest phytosanitary updates for the EPPO region in August's reporting service. 🔓 Free to read at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs... ⚠️ The EPPO Reporting Service is a monthly information report for our member countries on events of phytosanitary concern in the EPPO region and beyond.

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 7️⃣ Our seventh tip: request EPPO codes! 🎥 Watch the video explainer below ⬇️ 🔗 gd.eppo.int 💻 This is part of a video series for this summer where we will be sharing a weekly tip to get the most out of the EPPO Global Database.

🐕 Happy International Dog Day!! 🐩 🐶 At EPPO we see our canine friends as trusted and valued phytosanitary experts! 🐕‍🦺 Most of our National Plant Protection Organizations use sniffer dogs to detect plant pests across a range of environments 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

📰 The August Issue of the EPPO Bulletin is online! ➡️ Read our Editorial, 4 diagnostics standards, 3 datasheets and 12 original articles. 🔗 Access online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338... 🙏 Thank you to all our authors and contributors. 🔓 Many of our articles are free to read!

🤩 Have you applied to the EPPO Jens-Georg Unger Fellowship yet? ⏰ Applications close soon! ⌚ Apply by SEPTEMBER 15th! shorturl.at/jHRKd

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 6️⃣ Our sixth tip: sign up and manage your newsletter preferences from EPPO 🔗 gd.eppo.int

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 5️⃣ Our fifth tip: access important documents and resources associated with your pest of interest 🔗 gd.eppo.int 💻 This is part of a video series for this summer where we will be sharing a weekly tip to get the most out of the EPPO Global Database.

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 4️⃣ Our fourth tip: submit your own pest photos in the Global Database! 🙏 HUGE thank you to those who have already submitted photos!! 🔗 gd.eppo.int

⏰ One month left to apply to the EPPO Jens-Georg Unger Fellowship 👉 Plant health professionals from EPPO countries can apply! 🗺️ Join past fellows from 🇯🇪, 🇪🇸, 🇦🇿, 🇱🇻, 🇵🇱, 🇬🇧 and 🇷🇺 who were hosted by institutions in 🇨🇦, 🇮🇹, 🇺🇸, 🇵🇹, 🇧🇪, 🇩🇪 and 🇫🇷! ⌚ Apply by Sept 15th! shorturl.at/jHRKd

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 3️⃣ Our third tip: access and download detailed information on pests by using our datasheets and dynamic datasheets 🎥 Watch the video explainer below ⬇️ 🔗 gd.eppo.int

⚠️ ADDITION TO THE EPPO ALERT LIST ⚠️ ➡️ Acalypha australis has the potential to cause economic impacts to agricultural systems in the EPPO region. 🔎 Find out about the risks, damage and more: www.eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/p...

📖 Read about the latest phytosanitary updates in July's reporting service. 🔓 Free to read in English and French at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs... ⚠️ The EPPO Reporting Service is a monthly information report for our member countries on events of phytosanitary concern in the EPPO region and beyond.

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 2️⃣ Our second tip: make use of the 'batch query' search function on EPPO GD to find information about a long list of pests (in an excel file). 🔗 gd.eppo.int

🌱 This week, EPPO participated in the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), held from 21 to 25 July in Angers, France. Many thanks to ANSES for hosting!

👉REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for the EPPO Conference on Diagnostics held next April 2026. ❗The maximum number of participants is 150 so register soon here: meeting.eppo.int/index.php/M8... 🔗 See more details: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

🌐 ⭐ GLOBAL DATABASE TIP OF THE WEEK ⭐🌐 💻 Over the summer, we'll share weekly tips for using our Global Database. TIP 1️⃣: You can search for all organisms present in a country and the all regulated pests of that country and save the output. 🔗 gd.eppo.int 🎥 Watch the explainer below⬇️

🤔 Did you know we have free communication kits for raising public awareness of specific pests and the dangers of moving plants during travel? ➡️ Access pest-specific templates here: www.eppo.int/RESOURCES/ep... 🏖️ Access our Don't Risk It communication kits: www.eppo.int/RESOURCES/ep...

🌱 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

👀 Did you see this in the last reporting service? ➡️ The NPPO of France informed EPPO of a finding of the A1 pest BLMoV on grapevine in France. 🔍 Read more in the latest edition of the Reporting Service: gd.eppo.int/reporting/ar... 🙏 Thanks to Kadriye Caglayan for the photo.

🌱 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

🌍 Interested in the EPPO Jens Georg-Unger Plant Health fellowship? 🤔 Unsure what you could do? 📰 Read Nathan's testimony for inspiration: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s... Don't forget to apply by 15th September here: shorturl.at/jHRKd

⚠️ ADDITION TO THE EPPO ALERT LIST ⚠️ ➡️ Ageratina altissima competes with native plants growing in forest plantations and disturbed habitats 🔎 Find out about the risks, damage and more: www.eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/p...

🍄 Last Tuesday a EURL for Fungi and Oomycetes Workshop was held at the Plant Science Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Laboratories (DAFM), Celbridge, Ireland and Yassine Aoutil, from EPPO, gave a presentation on recent updates regarding EPPO’s activities in mycology.

📖 Read about the latest phytosanitary updates in June's reporting service. 🔓 Free to read in English and French at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs... ⚠️ The EPPO Reporting Service is a monthly information report for our member countries on events of phytosanitary concern in the EPPO region and beyond.

🌿Web report now online: EPPO Working Party on Phytosanitary Regulations🌿 🌍This annual meeting took place in Maynooth, Ireland, and brought together 21 experts to discuss EPPO Standards, the EPPO work programme for 2026, and recommendations to the EPPO Council. 🔗Full report here: shorturl.at/Cly9I

In Memoriam – Dr Ian Smith (1944-2025) We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of our former Director-General Dr Ian Smith. He is remembered as a highly knowledgeable man and a visionary leader who guided EPPO through major challenges over nearly three decades www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s...