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🌱 Discover how invasive pathogens like #Phytophthora threaten forests & crops & learn practical solutions from leading international experts 🗓 20 April 2026, 14:00-16:50 (CET) ✍️ Program & registration form purpest.eu/news/webinar-h…

📢Don´t miss out! Free #webinar 🌐 on Nursery Health – 20 April 2026! Learn from experts about #Phytophthora infestations, pathogen spread & management for healthy plants 🌱Plus, discover a successful nursery scheme serving as model 🌍 👉Register here: tinyurl.com/49ef7kw5

On International #ForestDay, we celebrate the power of Europe’s forests, which cover 43% of EU land, to store carbon and safeguard biodiversity. Discover how experts are working to protect woodlands across the continent: link.europa.eu/Pvg6VX #Science4EU

Depending on its accuracy, this approach represents a major advance in the rapid detection of the pinewood #nematode. asiae.co.kr/en/article/202…

🎧 A new podcast episode dedicated to PurPest is out! 👇 Tune in to the episode released by our partners at NIBIO purpest.eu/news/podcast-n…

🌱 PurPest was at the world’s leading horticulture trade fair! Missed us? Take a look back at our booth at #IPMEssen2026 👇 purpest.eu/news/ipm-essen…

📢 Check a #publication in #Forests, "Incubating Pallet Wood Samples Does Not Enhance Detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus." 🌲 📄 Read for free: mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/2… ✏️ Authors: Maria L. Inácio, Joana Barata, Ana Paula Ramos, Ana Fundurulic, David Pires & Luís Bonifácio

🤝 The @PurPest_EU consortium met online on Feb 5–6, 2026, to review progress on VOC analysis, sensor development, impact & outreach, and to align next steps ahead of demo campaigns 🚀 Find out more 👉 purpest.eu/news/meeting-f…

📅 Webinar: Maritime pine and pine wood #nematode in South-West Europe: status and challenge 🕑 27 February 2026 at 2:00 PM CET (Paris Time) 📢 Registration: plantedforests.org/webinar-lets-t…

📢 Paper in print! “Multiple factors associated with forest decline in the context of control measures for the PWN” is out in Eur J Plant Pathol: doi.org/10.1007/s10658… 🌲 We show that managing PWD is ecologically complex & focusing on a single cause is detrimental.

📡 Dive into the future of sensing with our VOC detection technology in action 🎥! 👇 Watch our newest video: youtube.com/watch?v=iSvvJH…

🌱 We're starting 2026 by taking lab science into the field, supporting crop, forest, and ecosystem protection across Europe. 📄 Catch up on the latest @PurPest_EU activities in our January newsletter: purpest.eu/news/newslette…

🌱 #PracticeAbstract 2️⃣ In the context of #ClimateChange root-knot #nematodes thrive at high soil temps while key #tomato resistance #genes fail above 28 °C—putting yields at risk🍅 🔬 #NEMEMERGE is developing heat-stable nematode resistance 📗Read it: nem-emerge.eu/wp-content/upl…

🌱#PracticeAbstract1️⃣ New modelling shows tropical root-knot #nematodes could spread north in #Europe as winters warm🌡 High-risk regions for future invasion are identified, helping #farmers & agricultural #advisors plan ahead👩🏾‍🌾👨🏻‍🌾 📗Read it: bit.ly/3LxAYcr #agriculture

🚀 The first paper of 2026 is coming! In this opinion piece, Thomas and I explore how AI can transform pest monitoring, helping move agriculture toward greater resilience and sustainability 🌱🤖 Full manuscript soon in @PLOS Sustainability and Transformation 👏

▶️ New video produced by @NIBIO_landskap covering the #cottonbollworm pest and how @PurPest_EU is streamlining detection methods! youtu.be/qb44FOW18yA?si…

🚀 New patent secured under the PurPest framework! Saftra Photonics has reached a major tech milestone with the acceptance of Slovak Patent SK 289367 B6. Find out more 👉 purpest.eu/news/patent-sk…

🚀 Bringing innovation to the field: PurPest at the University of Bologna Over 2024–2025, the Saftra Photonics team brought cutting-edge SERS-enhanced nanosensor research directly to the University of Bologna. Read all about it at 👉 purpest.eu/news/pavol-bol…

🚨 New paper alert within the scope of @PurPest_EU! This review provides important insights into the environmental impacts of agricultural pest insects, highlighting overlooked mechanisms and identifying key knowledge gaps! Find out more at 👉 purpest.eu/news/horrocks-…