Fryni Drizou

A wonderful journey with great collaborators! @The_RHS @Forest_Research, Unict, @UCBerkeley, BPI, RILOG, SASA, CFIA, Many thanks to all the partners of this project and of course to our beloved pathogen #Phytophthtora #planthealth #gardens

🚨New addition to the EPPO Alert List:  Cryphonectria carpinicola This fungus, linked to the decline of European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), is spreading across Europe. It is believed to have an East Asian origin ➡️eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/pla…

If you are a #Phytophthora need, you would definitely appreciate this plate 🤪🤩

Another @IUFRO #Phytophthora meeting came to its end. Great talks, interesting data, unbelievable New Zealand landscapes, unique commitment on citizen science projects (#kauridieback) and lots of fun... till the next time SA 2024!

To the UK for the second talk @Forest_Research Fryni Drizou talks about Phytophthora in botanical gardens. These sites are important as the have thousands of plant species, visited by millions of people each year. Phytophthora risk? Ilumina data loading... #IUFROPhyto2024

Great talk from @Anapesi3 on #Phytophthora pluvialis in Britain @IUFRO Phytophthora 2024 #NewZealand

Such an honour to be welcomed onto Te Whare Rūnanga at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds by mana whenua with a Põwhiri for the start of the International IUFRO Phytophthora in Forests & Natural Ecosystems Conference. #science #iufro #phytophthora #waitangitreatygrounds

Leaving the EU for your summer holidays? Make sure you have fun, and travel responsibly: 1️⃣ Bring back memories, not plants, seeds or fruit 2️⃣ Check the requirements for travelling with plants and food Be summer ready ➡ efsa.europa.eu/en/plh4l/trave… #PlantHealth4Life

#Baldissera (name) #Giovani (last name) opens the session at #IPPC2024 in #Athens and highlights the role of #Euphresco in coordinating #Plant #Health initiatives and showed how #EuphrescoIII can further develop the project, happy to have slightly contribute with @EuphrescoS

It's International #PlantHealthDay and the end of #PlantHealthWeek 2024. Why not explore more of our resources to help you keep your woodland healthy? Like this informative summary guide to managing tree pests and diseases. gov.uk/government/pub… #TreeHealth

Have you felt inspired during #PlantHealthWeek? We can all take action to help keep our trees healthy... #KeepItClean #TreeHealth @Forest_Research

The impact of Ceratocystis platani in natural ecosystems in #Greece (first two pictures) #biodiversityloss #heritage tree loss #culturalimpact Major threat for a signature species for our town and villages #biosecurity #forestresearch

#Publicengagement for the #EPPO listed Ceratocystis platani in northern #Greek villages. Panos Tsopellas and Nikoletta Soulioti presenting the work of our lab on identifying, surveying and managing the pathogen #forestpathology #forestresearch #biosecurity

First trip at the new job for the notorious fungus Ceratocystis platani #cankerstainofplanetrees #biosecurity #forestresearch

Interested in helping to safeguard the future of UK's cultivated plants? We have two biosecurity posts, based @RHSWisley @The_RHS in the fabulous Plant Health team rhsocli.webitrent.com/rhsocli_webrec…

A 6 year journey @The_RHS is coming to an end. I've learned so much, I enjoyed it so much and I will miss my amazing team, RHS colleagues from the 5 gardens and of course the @RHS_Rosemoor @RHSBridgewater @RHSHarlowCarr @RHSWisley @RHSHydeHall

Our new publication is now out #Phytophthora #horticulture @The_RHS #Rhsvolunteers

Applications are open for RHS Plant Health Summer Studentship 🎓 By joining this research project you'll gain new skills and laboratory and fieldwork experience while working alongside our expert Plant Health team 🌱 Find out more & apply by 26 January rhs.org.uk/education-lear…

Come Clean – Go Clean is a simple and effective strategy to minimise the spread of animal and plant diseases. Watch this video by @VicGovAg to find out more. youtu.be/pdbNf4OzGjE?si… #biosecurity

Who says that tropical pests are easy to eradicate when found indoors? 🧐 Thanks to @FDrizou @SJRAfloat @AndrewSalisbur2 for sharing their practical experience with banana moth Opogona sacchari at @kewgardens glasshouse @KewScience #planthealth