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Food and Agriculture Organization and @IPPC dedicated a video to the anti-xylella dogs Paco and Ellis. Thanks to a project currently part of BeXyl, they are training in Apulia to become the first elite canine squad to detect Xylella-infected plants by sniffing. Enjoy! youtu.be/SsgFvAc7Etk

🪲 🆕 Our experts, in collaboration with Università di Padova, have identified 12 high-risk bark and ambrosia #beetle species on broad-leaved trees that could threaten EU plant health if introduced. Read more in the news → europa.eu/!7Hn3tv #PlantHealth

Read more on the RNQP project: eppo.int/RESOURCES/spec…

The 74th session of the EPPO Council started today in Baku, hosted by Azerbaijan. Important subjects on the agenda are the election of a new Director-General and a new Chair. Furthermore, the budget and the work plan for 2025 are for approval

The EPPO OEPP Panel on Phytosanitary Mesures (PPM) is meeting this week in York (GB). After reviewing the EPPO #PRA drafted on #Ceratocystis ficicola, the PPM recommended this pest for regulation as a #quarantine #pest. More on this pest at eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/pla….

The PPM reviewed assessments of the #RNQP status and/or measures for #Colletotrichum lindemuthianum on common #bean; #Tilletia caries, T. controversa & T. laevis on #wheat; #Plasmopara halstedii on #sunflower; #Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on sunflower & #rapeseed. 📷 EPPO GD & CABI

Joint field visit of the EPPO OEPP Panel on Phytosanitary Measures & Panel on Quarantine Pests for Forestry at the Tree health Centre - Yorkshire arboretum. A pioneering public facing initiative to make awareness about tree pests & diseases.

Great day for Fera at Yorkshire Arboretum with John Grimshaw and @__GreenGoddess with EPPO OEPP panels with #observatree IPSN updates and ongoing collaborations on #VirtualReality tree health work with VISR Dynamics and Askham Bryan College

#DYK: In addition to carry diseases, the #greysquirrel is causing stripping damage and girdling trees. It is estimated that it costs the UK timber industry some £14 million per annum...

Yesterday, EPPO OEPP Panel on Phytosanitary Measures ended by a joint session with the Panel on Quarantine #Pests for Forestry discussing the #RNQP status of #Phytophthora cinnamomi on #chestnut & #oak, phytosanitary risk of wood chips & a guidance on measures for Forestry pests

The Bexyl Project General assembly starting with an evening session on communication. Wants to know more about this project on #Xylella fastidiosa -> have a look at bexylproject.org

Presentation during Bexyl Project général assembly of WP3 on the use of thermal treatments for sanitation of plants for planting by F. La Notte (CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche). EPPO OEPP is a partner. Promising results which may be used for drafting an EPPO PM 10 Phytosanitary treatment Standard...

In the #Fontainebleau Forest (France), even trees🌲 dressed up for #Halloween🦹🧌: beautiful pine witches'-broom symptom... I presume not really pest-specific... Hope this is not a new phytoplasma knocking on the door...

2nd meeting of the Fruit Sector Expert Working Group (SEWG) for the EU Regulated Non-Quarantine Pests (RNQP) Project part 2 this week in #Paris EPPO OEPP. The SEWG is composed of experts from AT, CZ, FR, GB, NL, TU, ES + EU Food Safety - #EUFarm2Fork. More information at eppo.int/RESOURCES/spec…

Read a short report of the 72nd Meeting of the Panel on Phytosanitary Measures (York (GB), 2024-10-14/16): eppo.int/MEETINGS/2024_…

Last week, the EPPO team celebrated the retirement of Anne-Sophie Roy with a cooking class and farewell. Over 35 years, Anne-Sophie achieved much, including creating the EPPO Global Database. A true expert and fantastic colleague—we'll miss you! 🎉💐

🌟 A New Chapter for EPPO 🌟 As we approach the end of 2024, we mark the conclusion of Nico Horn’s mandate as EPPO Director General. We thank him for his dedication and contributions during his time with the organization,  and wish him all the best for the future!

"Regulation establishes a Union #PlantHealth Team of technical experts who will provide urgent assistance to MSs confronted with a new plant pest outbreak. The Team may also assist third countries in cases of outbreaks that could threaten the EU"

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