
David Pires
@david1822
Nematologist @INIAV_IP πͺ± | PhD candidate @UEvora π | @ESNematologists & @PurPest_EU manager π | #Biocontrol π‘οΈπ± | Opinions are my own π¬ | He/him π³οΈβπ
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#2025ISMPMI Huge congrats to Sebastian Eves-Van Den Akker Sebastian Eves-van den Akker on earning the Early Career Achievement Award for his outstanding research on plant-parasitic nematode infection biology ππ



π’ The full series of webinars on #PlantHealth & Protection co-organized with Green ERA-Hub is now available online! π¬ Watch here: tinyurl.com/yck3cnfk Discover forward-looking insights and innovations supporting sustainable & resilient agriculture for a better future! πΎπΏππ‘


Excited to share our lab's latest publication doi.org/10.1002/ps.700β¦ on #EPN and their symbiotic #bacteria for controlling #nematodes in #turfgrass! Kudos to my former MS student Jake Larkin for leading this work and Dr. Rami Kassam & Billy Crow for fruitful contributions!





π£ Calling all Early Career Professionals & Students... Applications are open to join the committee of our new ECPro group! Send your CV & Cover letterβ‘οΈ [email protected] πDeadline September 15 #earlycareer #plantscience

π paper out in Nitrogen MDPI π‘ This review highlights the importance of legumes in tropical farming and covers major diseases affecting productivity and their impact on the economy and the environment, including #nematodes π Read the full paper at doi.org/10.3390/nitrogβ¦




πͺ± Reminder: Registration for #VNC2025 is NOW OPEN until September 10th!! π Register and submit your abstract here. π lnkd.in/dzTRsK7z Special thanks to The Company of Biologists who support this yearβs VNC via Funding for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing!




Weβre excited to be a key partner in the Nematology Awareness Workshop happening in π Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) 18thβ19th August 2025 In attendance; our supervisors NemaChap and Solveig Haukeland #nematodeawareness #soilhealth


Hands-on workshop led by Dr. Ernesto San Blas (Nematology Lab, ICA3 Universidad de O'Higgins Universidad de O'Higgins) π¬ Teachers were trained in sampling, extraction, fixation, and microscopic observation of #Aphelenchoides fragariae πͺ±. π± #FIC #SIMCANEM: promoting sustainable & resilient #strawberryfarming πͺ


π² Our brand new paper, Multiple factors associated with forest decline in the context of control measures for the pinewood #nematode, has been published today in the ππΆπ³π°π±π¦π’π― ππ°πΆπ³π―π’π π°π§ πππ’π―π΅ ππ’π΅π©π°ππ°π¨πΊ π Read at doi.org/10.1007/s10658β¦
