Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026📢 There's still time to join our next webinar on 📅 30 September 2026 | 🕥 10:30 CEST (UTC+2) to explore how research moves into innovation, policy and practice. 👉 Register at www.purpest.eu/news/webinar... 011
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026📢 Join the PurPest webinar on 📅 30 Sept 2026 | 🕥 10:30 CEST (UTC+2) to explore how research moves into innovation, policy and practice. 🗣️ Talks from Gisela Quaglia (European Commission), @kamounlab.bsky.social and more! 👉 Register now: www.purpest.eu/news/webinar... 053
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPlant Disease @plantdiseasej.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Pine wilt disease, caused by the pinewood #nematode (PWN) #Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, devastates pine forests worldwide. Sai-Nan Li et al. investigated the nematicidal activity of volatile organic compounds released from Wolfiporia hoelen against PWN: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-25-2002-RE 032
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🆕 PurPest paper! Our sensors detect pests by smell, but faint smells need a reference to be tuned against. ICPEES & Chromatotec built small tubes that release a known, steady trace of a compound into clean air, and a much quicker way to check them. Read in open access ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.mi... 022
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Review finally in print in Microbial Ecology! 🎉 "Soil as a battlefield and a reservoir": doi.org/10.1007/s002... Behind the paper: communities.springernature.com/posts/behind... ️▶️ Video introducing the paper 👇 youtu.be/60FwQtvF2vo?... @microbesinfo.bsky.social #plantsci #microbiome #microskyyoutu.beWhy some soils suppress plant pathogens: the role of microbes in soil healthYouTube video by David Pires 053
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialSophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“…all the children killed in war and conflicts” @britishlibrary methink ALL should be in bold and capital letters. 0113
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialMarília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦 @phytophthorarc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Studies in Mycology, Zoltán Nagy et. al., 2026 #Taxonomy, #biogeography and evolution of thirty-four taxa in #Phytophthora Clade 7a including eleven new species from natural forests and updated descriptions for P. fragariae, P. rubi and the ‘P. x alni hybrid complex’ doi.org/10.3114/sim.... 274
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 20/07/2026📄 New policy brief from Biodiversa+ on nursery production and its role in supporting ecosystem restoration through improved phytosanitary standards and nursery accreditation. 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #PlantHealth #Biosecurity #ForestHealth #NatureRestoration 023
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialCenter for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 14/07/2026BREAKING: We just sued the Trump administration to protect wildlife. Last week, they stripped away #EndangeredSpecies protections for places where these species live by repealing their regulator definition of "harm" under the #ESA. This move was illegal. So we're taking them to court. 511055
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 08/07/2026Science plays a key role in ensuring our food is safe, and is instrumental in ensuring 👇🏻 ⚕️ better health 🍲 food security 👩🌾 livelihoods 📊 economic development 🚢 trade #CodexCAC49 #FoodSafety #SafeFood #FoodLabelling 065
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026📢 PurPest will participate in the 10th IOBC-WPRS Working Group Meeting on Modern Biotechnology in Integrated Plant Production, to be held from 22–24 November 2026 in Chania, Crete, Greece. Find out more www.purpest.eu/news/10th-io... 022
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialNL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026New publication: Volatile organic compound-mediated conversation in #soil. #VOCs #soilmicrobiology #root #microbe doi.org/10.1038/s432... 175
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 13/06/2026📄 New paper in Microbial Ecology Our review examines how soil microbial diversity, organic matter, and soil structure influence the survival, spread, and suppression of soilborne plant pathogens. doi.org/10.1007/s002... 132
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 12/06/2026📗 New book chapter coming out very soon! 🥳 031
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026We're pleased to share that PurPest has been featured in Issue 26 of The Innovation Platform, highlighting our work to develop new approaches for protecting plant health and strengthening biosecurity across Europe. 🔗 Find out more: www.purpest.eu/news/purpest... 063
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialBotany One @botany.one · 27/05/2026David Pires: Using Fungi to Fight Microscopic Plant Pests www.botany.one/david-pires-... Botany One interviews David Pires, a PhD candidate studying plant-parasitic nematodes and nature-based solutions for healthier crops and forests. #Botany #PlantSciencebotany.oneDavid Pires: Using Fungi to Fight Microscopic Plant PestsBotany One interviews David Pires, a PhD candidate studying plant-parasitic nematodes and nature-based solutions for healthier crops and forests. 084
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🌍 PurPest was recently showcased at the VIII International Symposium on Postharvest Plant Pathology in Norway, with @cerealpath.bsky.social as a keynote speaker. Read the full news article on our website: www.purpest.eu/news/purpest... 032
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 21/05/2026👥 PurPest partners met earlier this week in Germany to align the project's sensor validation roadmap ahead of field deployment activities. 🔬 The consortium is prioritizing mature VOC sensor systems & preparing controlled field campaigns. Read more: www.purpest.eu/news/purpest... 043
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026🌱 May newsletter is LIVE! 📊 823 participants from 63 countries at our April webinar 🏆 Best Poster Award @epponews.bsky.social 📅 June 3rd webinar: Save the date! PurPest's final year = maximum momentum Read it: www.purpest.eu/reports-publ... #PlantHealth #EarlyDetection #VOCsensors 054
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 14/05/2026📢 After working behind the scenes on the project since its launch in 2023, and as I finish up my PhD, I'm officially joining @purpest-eu.bsky.social as Communication and Dissemination Officer at INIAV. Looking forward to amplifying the impact of this work across Europe! 🌱🔬 221
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🌱 Join the PurPest Stakeholder Webinar: VOC sensors for early pest & pathogen detection! The webinar will explore: 🔬 VOC sensor development 🌍 Key agricultural & forestry threats 📈 Socioeconomic implications of early detection technologies 📌 Programme & registration: www.purpest.eu/news/purpest... 163
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 27/04/2026No soil, no problem! In Grenada, hydroponics is helping farmers grow crops year-round despite extreme weather and unpredictable rainfall. With support from @fao.org & funding from @greenclimate.fund, innovation is taking root. 🔗 bit.ly/42wbnW5 186
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 27/04/2026🌍 Our “Healthy Nursery Plants” webinar brought together 823 participants from 63 countries: this is what commitment to sustainable, resilient plant production looks like. 🌱 Missed it? Watch the webinar below! ▶️ Part 1: youtu.be/5ASYxhOi_iY ▶️ Part 2: youtu.be/GvsllDtkzTM #PlantHealth #Phytophthora 064
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialMarília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦 @phytophthorarc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Wow! 2 days after the first announcement, we already have 190 registered participants from 120 different institutions/companies from 32 countries!! 121
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialMarília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦 @phytophthorarc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026@epponews.bsky.social @efsa-plants.bsky.social @iufro.bsky.social @fao.org @ipsn-bgci.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @bspp.bsky.social @wwf.eu @greenpeace.eu #PlantPathogens #PlantBiosecurity #Oomycetes #NatureRestoration #Forestry #Horticulture #PlantNurseries Participation is free!purpest.euPurPest - WEBINAR - "Healthy nursery plants" 041
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialSPIN-FERT EU @spinfert.bsky.social · 20/03/2026🌱 SPIN-FERT + Electronic Nose = Real-time soil diagnostics without invasive sampling 👃🔬 Faster insights, smarter decisions, sustainable farming. 🔗 www.spinfert.eu 🎬 @artscience-node.com #SPINFERT #ElectronicNose #SoilHealth #AgTech #SustainableAgriculture #EUProject #ScienceForGood 052
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Depending on its accuracy, this approach represents a major advance in the rapid detection of the pinewood #nematode. www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...asiae.co.krTroublesome Pine Wilt Disease... On-Site Detection Possible Within One Hour - The Asia Business DailyIn the near future, it will be possible to determine whether a pine tree is infected with pine wilt nematode within just one hour. The Jeollanam-do For... 022
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026🌱 PurPest was at the world’s leading horticulture trade fair! Missed us? Take a look back at our booth at #IPMEssen2026 👇 www.purpest.eu/news/ipm-ess... 021
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026🎧 A new podcast episode dedicated to PurPest is out! 👇 Tune in to the episode released by our partners at NIBIO www.purpest.eu/news/podcast... 011
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialInternational Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 20/02/2026🟢 Webinar - Let’s Talk About Planted Forests 📅 Join online to discuss maritime pine and pine wood nematode in South-West Europe: status and challenge. 🕑 27 February 2026 at 2:00 PM CET (Paris Time) 📢 Registration: www.plantedforests.org/webinar-lets... #forest #plantedforest #ForestScience 033
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🤝 The @purpest-eu.bsky.social 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 👉 www.purpest.eu/news/meeting... 011
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 20/01/2026📡 Dive into the future of sensing with our VOC detection technology in action 🎥! 👇 Watch our newest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvv...youtube.comPurPest - VOC detection technologyYouTube video by PurPest EU 033
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 16/01/2026🌱 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 activities in our January newsletter: www.purpest.eu/news/newslet... 033
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025▶️ New video produced by @nibiolandskap.bsky.social covering the #cottonbollworm pest and how @purpest-eu.bsky.social is streamlining detection methods! youtu.be/qb44FOW18yA?...youtu.bePurPest - the cotton bollwormYouTube video by PurPest EU 042
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialFrédéric Suffert @wheatpath.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Reflections on the past, present, and future of quantitative plant disease epidemiology #LarryMadden doi.org/10.1146/annu... 063
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialSociété Phycologique de France @phycologique.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Sarah Wurzel nous parle d’oomycetes en Antarctique: « Uncovering Diversity in the Antarctic- an international collaboration on an unreported marine oomycete infecting green algae in Antarctica » 054
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025🔍 @purpest-eu.bsky.social got an incredible reception at the VIII National Meeting of Forest Health Inspectors! 🌲 Find out more at www.purpest.eu/news/viii-nm... #Biosecurity #Forestry #PurPest 021
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialMarília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦 @phytophthorarc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Work of Stelios Kartakis on the framework of @purpest-eu.bsky.social project: "Modeling disease expression of #Phytophthora ramorum to estimate potential #EconomicImpacts in #EuropeanForests" doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #ForestPathogen #PlantBiosecurity #InvasivePlantPathogen #Oomycete 183
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos 122946
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 20/10/2025🌲 New 'Behind the Paper' post: go.nature.com/4qdUiLb 🌲 🔍 Forest decline is rarely caused by a single factor, and our latest study reveals why adopting a holistic perspective is key to managing pine wilt disease effectively. 🪱 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s106... #PineWiltDisease #PinewoodNematodego.nature.comMultiple factors associated with forest decline in the context of control measures for the pinewood nematodeForest decline is a complex process rarely attributable to a single cause. Nevertheless, when widespread tree mortality occurs, management responses often focus on one primary agent. Our recent study ... 144
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 12/11/2025🔬 The University of Neuchâtel has started a new measurement campaign to test the improved Sensor System Prototype developed by Chromatotec. Another step forward in developing innovative tools to detect plant stress and pest attacks! 👉 Read more: www.purpest.eu/news/ssp-eva... 032
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 14/11/2025📰 @cerealpath.bsky.social recently participated in the WTO Committee Thematic Session on Science-Based Import Controls to Facilitate Safe Trade to talk about VOC-based early detection technologies. Read the news at www.purpest.eu/news/wto-sps... ▶️ Watch the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljsv...youtube.comPurPest at WTO - Science for safe tradeYouTube video by PurPest EU 032
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025"The lack is not in intelligence, which is in plentiful supply; rather, the scarce commodity is systematic training in critical thinking." -Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science 331574
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 12/11/2025🔬 New educational material available! 🌿 📘 Learn how Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy is transforming precision agriculture and supporting @purpest-eu.bsky.social's mission to develop innovative, real-time field diagnostic tools. 👉 Download the full material here: www.purpest.eu/reports-publ... 022
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 12/11/2025🚨 First detection of the pinewood nematode in France 👉 Learn more about how @purpest-eu.bsky.social aims to streamline detection through technological innovations: www.purpest.eu 043
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025... and sign the Declaration here: sciii-it.org/stockholm-de...sciii-it.orgThe Stockholm Declaration | sciii-it.orgThe Stockholm Declaration 032
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPascal Frey @pascal-frey.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Bad news for the French Pine forests! 😩 First outbreak of the #Pinewood #Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus on Maritime #Pine (Pinus pinaster) in the Landes de Gascogne Forest (Southwest France). #PWN #ForestHealth #ForestPathology agriculture.gouv.fr/sante-des-ve... 1117
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialDavid Pires @david1822.bsky.social · 22/08/2025🌲 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 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 🔓 Read in open access at doi.org/10.1007/s106... 064
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialPurPest EU @purpest-eu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025🌲 At a workshop cohosted by Centro PINUS, Maria L. Inácio & Luís Bonifácio highlighted challenges in maritime pine forests and showed how PurPest can help detect the pinewood nematode early, crucial for sustainable forest management. 🔎 Find out more at www.purpest.eu/news/technic... 031
Reposted by @cerealpath.bsky.socialInternational Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 06/10/2025🌍🌱 Abstract submissions are OPEN! Join the 12th IUFRO WP 7.02.09 Meeting: Phytophthora in Forests & Natural Ecosystems 📍 Grabouw, South Africa 📅 13–18 Sept 2026 ⏳Submit your abstract by 24 March 2026 👉 iufro-sa2026.carlamani.com #Phytophthora #Forests #ForestScience #ForestResearch 044
