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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cette conversation avec Guillaume nous a d’ailleurs inspirés à poursuivre les échanges sur cet enjeu au congrès #ESC2026, ici à Winnipeg! 📰 L’article de La Presse : lapresse.ca/actualites/e... 🔬 Nos résultats dans Cell Reports Sustainability : cell.com/cell-reports... 4/5

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Fulgore tacheté | Une nouvelle espèce envahissante s’approche (lentement) du Québec

Après la Chine, la Corée du Sud, le Japon et les États-Unis, maintenant le Canada et bientôt le Québec. Il ne s’agit pas de la tournée d’une étoile de la pop, mais plutôt de l’arrivée d’un petit insec...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Malheureusement, je suis moins optimiste quant au délai : je pense que cet insecte pourrait atteindre le Québec au cours des cinq prochaines années. Cette estimation s’appuie notamment sur nos observations de la cicadelle du maïs, Dalbulus maidis, détectée au Québec dès 2024. 2/5

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Fulgore tacheté | Une nouvelle espèce envahissante s’approche (lentement) du Québec

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hier, j’ai eu le plaisir de discuter avec Guillaume Dumas à l’émission C’est encore mieux l’après-midi, sur Radio Canada, du fulgore tacheté et de son arrivée possible au Québec, à la suite d’un article paru dans La Presse. 🐛🎙️ 1/5

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Fulgore tacheté | Une nouvelle espèce envahissante s’approche (lentement) du Québec

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I know we are busy but I hope you can join us this November at @uqtr.bsky.social for the Eastern Regional Meeting of the @cspbscbv.bsky.social. A great opportunity for students to present their research, practice oral presentations, and get awards 💚 event.fourwaves.com/fr/cspb-erm2...

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Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional Meeting 2026

Participez à Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional Meeting 2026, 27 au 28 novembre 2026. En savoir plus sur Fourwaves.

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐝 3 décembre: Guêpes, microbes et autres alliés pour protéger les cultures avec moins de pesticides 🔗 : academieroyale.be/fr/le-colleg...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐛 2 décembre: Les insectes disparaissent-ils ou changent-ils d’adresse ? 🔗 : academieroyale.be/fr/le-colleg... 2/3

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

La nouvelle est sortie! Je suis très heureux de représenter le Québec à l’Académie royale de Belgique, dans le cadre de la Chaire du Québec organisée avec la Délégation générale du Québec à Bruxelles 🇨🇦 💙 🇧🇪 Les 2 et 3 décembre, je donnerai deux conférences grand public! 1/3

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It has been a while since we welcomed new students, and this week we are very happy to welcome our new PhD student, Mariam Tallat! 🎉🔬 Mariam is originally from Pakistan and joins us after completing her Master’s in Entomology at Henan Agricultural University in China. 🇵🇰🇨🇳🇨🇦 Welcome to the EdeLab! 🥳

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👏@edelplopez.bsky.social et son équipe pour votre prix Environmental Entomology's 2026 People's Choice Award 👏@edelplopez.bsky.social and his team for their price Environmental Entomology's 2026 People's Choice Award Pour voir l'article/To see the article academic.oup.com/ee/article/5...

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Seasonal phenology of Empoasca fabae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Québec, Canada

Abstract. Climate change is reshaping insect population dynamics in North America, notably impacting the migratory pest Empoasca fabae (Harris) (Hemiptera:

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489

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Assistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1/ 2EXPRIME TA SCIENCE! -SHOWCASE YOUR SCIENCE! Publié/Published 8-11 sept 📢 Annonce des gagnants- Announce of the winners 🏆Krishna Poudel et Rohith Grandhi 👏Bravo à tout les participants! Merci support au/Thanks for support to @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Check out this video to learn more about our potato leafhopper phenology 🪲

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢Prolongation de la soumission de résumé 📢Abstract deadline extended 📅2 octobre /October 2nd

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Botany One @botany.one · 20/09/2026

Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology // New York Botanical Garden www.bgci.org/job/new-york... The successful candidate will develop an externally funded, field-oriented, collections-informed, and collaborative research program focused on ecological restoration using plants. #BotanyJobs

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New York Botanical Garden - Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology | Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Full-time - Permanent- closing date 17 October 2026

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bravo Marcos for leading this Microbe Profile out in Microbiology ( @microbiologysociety.org)! 🎉 Writing this short article was surprisingly challenging because we wanted to keep the spotlight on Plasmodiophora brassicae. Lots to discuss! Cite it widely 🦠🌱 Link: doi.org/10.1099/mic....

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One society, two journals, two passions, two cool stories coming soon! Bravo Marcos & @tpellegrinetti.bsky.social 🎉 @microbiologysociety.org #StayTuned #ProudPI

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

After reviewing 260 applications, we are moving forward with 10 shortlisted candidates 🤞 Thank you again for your interest in joining our team 💚 - maybe you will soon! Stay tuned for more opportunities in 2027! I'm writing more grants 😉

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I don’t think the use of Arabidopsis is the problem, is probably the lack of translation. But probably is a problem in every field 🥲

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A week ago, we reached a huge milestone: 100 scientific publications, and I'm celebrating with a 3 leches cake! 💯🌱 I have been busy since 2012, and I hope to remain even busier during the next 20 years of my career. Grateful for every person who has been part of these first 100 stories! 💚🧬🌿

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Please join me in congratulating Dr. @jiaxuwu.bsky.social on successfully defending his PhD! 🎓👏 It was not an easy journey. There was stress, uncertainty, and more than one moment when we did not know whether the PhD would come together as we had hoped. But we made it! 💪🌿 💚 #ProudPI

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy to host Zhongwei Zou as part of our #LeafHope seminar series! He shared insights from his exciting and rapidly growing research program at Wilfrid Laurier University , focused on Verticillium and Sclerotinia. 👏🌱🦠 Connected by our canola love 💛

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎙️🧬 New EdeLab & Research Explained out! Here we explore the first chromosome-level genome of the potato leafhopper! 🇬🇧 : open.spotify.com/episode/14T0... 🇪🇸 : open.spotify.com/episode/6nZ9... 🇫🇷 : open.spotify.com/episode/7qg8... 🌍 We are listened in 80 countries! Find us on all podcast platforms!

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Ten Chromosomes, One Tiny Traveler: Decoding the Genome of the Potato Leafhopper

EdeLab & Research Explained! · Episode

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Road to Jeju #MPMI2027 @ismpmi.bsky.social

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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Up next, Saskia Hogenhout, speaking about her pioneering work on Phytoplasma manipulation of plant hosts. #BSPP2026

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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Presidential address kicking off #PPATH2026 - the remarkable biology of phytoplasmas presented by @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Vivianne Vleeshouwers @VivianneTwit on how NLR and PRR immune receptors work together to resist the potato late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans. 🥔🦠🌱 #BSPP26 #PPATH2026 #PlantHealth

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2/ 2 Barrot, A., Molligan, J., Almeida Santos, A., Plante, N., & Pérez-López, E. (2026). Diverse strains of aster yellows phytoplasma are associated with the potato leafhopper ( Empoasca fabae ) in Eastern Canada. doi.org/10.1094/pdis...

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Diverse strains of aster yellows phytoplasma are associated with the potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) in Eastern Canada | Plant Disease

Phytoplasmas are cell wall–less bacteria that are transmitted by phloem-feeding insects. In Canada, insect vectors of this pathogen are leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and they can contribute t...

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Concours « Exprime ta science! »-Étudiants.es ont vulgarisé leur article scientifique. 🌱Voici, le travail d’Ariane Barrot du Labo d’Edel Pérez-López (ULaval). “Show your Science!” Contest-Students vulgarised their scientific articles. 🌱Here is Ariane Barrot’s work in Lab Edel Pérez-López (ULaval).

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I would feel suicidal living by this ....

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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

avec le son - sound on

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 New paper out in @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social ! 🪲🌱 This work highlights the need for better biosurveillance and the promise of natural pest control 👏 Bravo Jordanne! 💚 Merci NSERC, RQRAD & the growers who have welcomed us onto their farms for six years! 🔗 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

graphical abstract showing leafhoppers and biocontrol

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Pride in Microbiology @prideinmicro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us for our first-ever Technique Swap event! Let's start by exchanging tips and tricks about PCR with a discussion led by Dr. Nicholas de Mojana (State University of New York)! Join our mailing list or email us for the Zoom link.

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I had a wonderful time today at the @irbv.bsky.social sharing our latest results on clubroot pathogen genomics and single-nuclei transcriptomics! It was also awesome to see Melaine thriving in her new home! #ProudPI 💚

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