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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New EU Regulation: the Rice Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminicola now added as an EU Quarantine Pest. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1432 of 03/07/2026 states this species is now a quarantine pest which is known to be present in the Union. eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl....

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📣 Job offer: The EURL Nematodes is still recruiting a Bioinformatics Project Manager in Nematology/Plant pathology to join our team at ANSES, based in Le Rheu/Rennes (France). Deadline for application: 28/08/2026. The job offer (in French and English): Click and apply. www.anses.fr/fr/content/b...

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Bio-informaticien en nématologie-santé des végétaux - Bioinformatics Project Manager (H/F) | Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

!📣 Job offer: The EURL is currently seeking a Project Manager in Bioinformatics to join our team at ANSES, based in Le Rheu (Brittany, France) Deadline for application: 11/05/2026 Click the link below to download the job offer (in French and English), and to apply. www.anses.fr/fr/content/c...

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Chargé de projet bio-informatique en nématologie-santé des végétaux (H/F) / Bioinformatics Project Manager in Nematology-Plant pathology (M/W) | Anses - Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’ali...

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The #PestSurveyCard on #Meloidogyne enterolobii has been published. Check out how to perform surveys for this root-knot nematode species🔍: link.europa.eu/T9PWCb @eurl-ppns.bsky.social @son-nemaweb.bsky.social @nememerge.bsky.social @agricoedu.bsky.social

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European Food Safety Authority @efsa.europa.eu · 20/03/2026

🌱 Great energy at EFSA’s 140th Plant Health Plenary! Experts and partners came together to discuss plant health priorities, the Plant Health for Life campaign and what’s coming next — with Pesty adding a playful touch to the moment. 💚 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plh4l #PlantHealth #PlantHealthForLife

Group photo of EFSA Plant Health Panel members and European Commission representatives standing together at EFSA headquarters, with EU and EFSA flags in the background and Pesty, the Plant Health for Life mascot, at the centre.

EFSA Plant Health Panel members and colleagues sharing a light moment indoors as Pesty, the Plant Health for Life mascot, is tossed in the air during the plenary meeting.

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Folcher, L., H.Hotte, A. M.Chappé, et al. 2026. “First Report of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Associated With Pinus pinaster in France.” New Disease Reports53, no. 1: e70110. doi.org/10.1002/ndr2... #PWN #PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease #PWD #FirstReport #EUPriorityPest #France #EU #PlantHealth

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First Report of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Associated With Pinus pinaster in France

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Two #PestSurveyCard are now available on nematodes of the Xiphinema americanum group: ➡️ link.europa.eu/jQk6pY ➡️ link.europa.eu/DYQBTB These pests can transmit #viruses that are also regulated, see: bsky.app/profile/efsa... @son-nemaweb.bsky.social @eurl-ppns.bsky.social @agricoedu.bsky.social

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NEW - Xiphinema rivesi (non-EU populations)

Updated 30 January 2026 (Version 1). Taxonomy: nematodes (XIPHRI). Host plants: berries, grape, pome fruits, stone fruits). Regulation: quarantine pests.

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The #PestSurveyCard on Longidorus diadecturus is available here: ➡️ link.europa.eu/v8MgHG This nematode can vector the peach rosette mosaic virus (PRMV), also a Union Quarantine pest, see: bsky.app/profile/efsa... @son-nemaweb.bsky.social @eurl-ppns.bsky.social @agricoedu.bsky.social

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Longidorus diadecturus

Updated 03 December 2025 (Version 1). Taxonomy: nematodes (LONGDI). Host plants: berries, broadleaved trees, fruit-bearing vegetables, grape, stone fruits. Regulation: quarantine pests.

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European Food Safety Authority @efsa.europa.eu · 16/01/2026

Join us as an observer at the 139th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Health (PLH). 💻 Online 🗓 18 February 2026, 09:00–13:30 (CET) ✍️ Register by 9 February 2026 More: link.europa.eu/HxtKbm #OpenEFSA #PlantHealth | @efsa-plants.bsky.social

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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🪱 Last week EPPO took part in the Annual Workshop of the European Reference Laboratory for Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Zagreb. The workshop covered EURL activities, methods validation, emerging and regulated nematodes, and general updates in nematology.

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🔬🌾 6th EURL Annual Workshop held in @HAPIH Croatia, covered topics: PT Performances, Method Validation, Nematode Outbreak Response, Tracing/Tracking, NRL–NPPO Communication, and Emerging Threats +more! Sharing knowledge across our network #PlantHealth @anses-fr.bsky.social @ILVO @USDA @ec.europa.eu

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

👋"EURL Recommended Methods" are public & available on the EURL website. New Diagnostic Protocol on Meloidogyne graminicola is there + others covering the diagnostics of other Q Meloidogyne spp., Globodera spp., B. xylophilus, & culturing of some PPNs 🔬🌾 #planthealth sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/...

The EURL Website webpage for the EURL Recommended Methods

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Check out the publication 👋 doi.org/10.1016/j.je... 5 waste disinfection methods were tested on Globodera, or Meloidogyne spp.🌱🔬 Encouraging results for both Composting & for Methanation methods are interpreted and discussed. @anses-fr.bsky.social @fnpppt #Nemalliance #circulareconomy #PlantHealth

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EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes @eurl-ppns.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Pleased to announce 👋🌾 The new EURL Diagnostic Protocol: "Identification of Meloidogyne graminicola; Morphological & Molecular Methods", is now public & available on the EURL website: sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/... Along with the other EURL Recommended Methods. #PlantHealth #RiceRootKnotNematode

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EURL Recommended Methods | EURL

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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Last week, EPPO participated in the 5th annual workshop of the European Union Reference Laboratory for Plant Parasitic Nematodes, held at the Anses Plant Health Laboratory in Le Rheu, France (19–21 November). Yassine Aoutil updated the participants on EPPO activities in nematology.

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

You can now register and attend remotely on 📆 26 February 2025, 9am - 1pm (CET) the #PlantHealth Panel Plenary Meeting, to learn more about #RiskAssessment and especially #Commodity Risk Assessment in relation to plant health. Please register by 21 Feb 2025 → www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/13...

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