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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 28/09/2026

📡 Detection models are only as reliable as the field data used to validate them. 🌱 Nice work by our sister project @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social, inspecting plane trees at high risk of Ceratocystis platani, which is also one of FORSAID's target species.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 25/09/2026

💡Tools for early detection of forest pests only make a difference if forest managers and plant health authorities can put them to use. 🌱 How research makes the jump into practice and policy is the focus of the webinar by @purpest-eu.bsky.social on 30 Sept. ⬇️ Register by 29 Sept ⬇️

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 24/09/2026

📢 FORSAID is #spotted at the #EUAgRI2040 Conference in Brussels 🇧🇪 (24–25 Sept)! 👀 Our partner @unipd.bsky.social is there representing FORSAID, sharing our work on early detection and monitoring of forest #pests. 📅 Full programme: webgate.ec.europa.eu/circabc-ewpp...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 21/09/2026

⌛Last call! The abstract submissions deadline for @guardias.bsky.social Virtual Conference 2026 is today! 📝 If your work touches AI, eDNA, smart tech or citizen science for invasive species monitoring, do not miss the opportunity to share your research 👇.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 17/09/2026

🫵 In fall 2026, don't miss these upcoming events where the latest insights from the domains of #InvasiveSpecies, #PlantHealth and #Forestry will be discussed! 👀 Browse more such opportunities via FORSAID's calendar: forsaid.eu/events

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 16/09/2026

Catch FORSAID’s materials on display at #NordicOikosGfÖ2026 in Denmark this week! 👀 Find us at the booth of @pensoft.net and @obsgession.eu and learn how we’re pushing early forest pest detection forward. 🤳 Not attending? Check out our outputs here: forsaid.eu/media-center...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 15/09/2026

👀 How do FORSAID, CERBERUS and STELLA each try to detect a plant pest before it spreads? 💡 A new joint factsheet lays out their innovative approaches side by side - from remote sensing and ground detection to citizen science crowsourcing and early-warning systems. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/safegua...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 14/09/2026

⌛Today is your last chance to sign up for the workshop on pest reporting by @epponews.bsky.social. 📝 Consistent, well-documented pest status data is exactly what early detection and monitoring systems like the one FORSAID is developing rely on. 👀 Well worth a look for anyone in plant health!

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 10/09/2026

📢 FORSAID’s materials are on display at #NeoBiota2026 in Brussels this week! 👀 Check them out at the booth of @pensoft.net and @onestop-project.eu and discover how we innovate the early detection of forest pests. 🔗 Can’t make it? Access the outputs here: forsaid.eu/media-center...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 03/09/2026

⁉️How do you calibrate a sensor that detects pests by smell? 📢 A new open access @purpest-eu.bsky.social paper describes custom permeation tubes and an innovative method to generate ultra-trace gas standards. 👇 Link to the full article below!

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 02/09/2026

📝 A new paper co-authored by FORSAID examines woodwasp movement through global trade, confirming wooden packing as these specimens' main means of spreading. 📡The study is a great reminder of why FORSAID’s own work on early detection matters. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/new-pap...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 27/08/2026

📢 FORSAID is at #SERE2026 in Brest, France! Our materials are on display at the joint booth of our consortium partner @pensoft.net and #HorizonEurope initiatives @spongeboost.eu and @ferroproject.eu. 👀 If you didn't make it in person this year, access our outputs online: forsaid.eu/media-center...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 26/08/2026

👀 This week, FORSAID’s consortium partners @pensoft.net & the Slovenian Forestry Institute met in Sofia for a two-day exchange on best practices in the domain of science communication. 🙌 Such collaborations are essential to FORSAID's impactful legacy in the domain of forest pest management.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 24/08/2026

👀 The August issue of the @epponews.bsky.social Bulletin is available online! More on how to access our partners' newest updates on plant protection and regulation below 👇

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 20/08/2026

🪲 The emerald ash borer is a pest causing great concern when it comes to the health of Europe's #Forests. 📡 That’s a threat FORSAID is working to address with innovative solutions for early detection. 👀 Find out more about our efforts: forsaid.eu/objective#In...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 20/08/2026

📆 In March, FORSAID joined NextGenBioPest’s clustering event with six EU-funded projects on #PlantHealth & pest management. 🔬 FORSAID coordinator, Andrea Battisti, highlighted the potential of digital tech for early detection and monitoring. 🌐 Read more: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid... #HorizonEU

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 13/08/2026

👀 Abstract submissions and registrations are now accepted for the Forests of the Future conference in September 2026, an event set to explore how management can adapt to changes in forest structure and disturbances to natural processes. Find out more below 👇 #PlantHealth #Forests

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 12/08/2026

📌 In May, the Slovenian Forestry Institute presented FORSAID at two public events in Ljubljana - with 150 visitors at Ljublijana’s Biodiversity Festival and hands-on workshops for over 400 children at their Open Day. 🌐 Read more: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid... #Forests #Pests #PlantHealth

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 11/08/2026

📢 Agrilus planipennis, one of our target species, has just been detected in the EU for the first time in June 2026. 💡EFSA’s guide on plant awareness when travelling is a great reminder that even a souvenir seedling or wreath can carry pests that may greatly damage certain ecosystems. #PlantHealth

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 06/08/2026

💡 @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social's new blog looks at the significant gaps in digital #PlantHealth monitoring identified through 81 stakeholder interviews. 👀The insights are now shaping the development of 5 policy briefs. Link to the full story below 👇

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 05/08/2026

👀 Our 10-week #FORSAIDPests series covered all ten species the project is targeting and the innovative tools that are being developed to detect and manage them. 🌐 Explore the full story of the campaign, now live on our website - forsaid.eu/news/third-f... #Forests #Pests #PlantHealth

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The third FORSAID social media campaign highlights the target species of the project

At the onset of 2026, FORSAID’s website was expanded to include a dedicated section on the target pests and pathogens guiding the initiative’s activities. All ten insect, fungi and nematode species ar...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 03/08/2026

📢 Great to see @epponews.bsky.social digging into pest status determination & reporting procedures at their upcoming EPPO-NEPPO workshop. 👇 Register by 14 September.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 30/07/2026

📢 Save your seat at the 2️⃣ @guardias.bsky.social Virtual Conference this November! 👀 The event will focus on innovative monitoring approaches, such as AI, smart tech, eDNA and Citizen Science. Register today 👇

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 29/07/2026

👀 FORSAID's outreach package, exploring innovative approaches to forest pest management, is now up on @epponews.bsky.social's Platform on Communication Material. 🌐 Read the full story: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 23/07/2026

📢 FETEC 2026 in Braşov this October is looking at how AI and information systems are reshaping forest operations. 🌳Much like FORSAID, they're putting innovative technologies to work for healthier, better-managed #Forests. #PlantHealth @iufro.bsky.social

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 22/07/2026

📢 FORSAID partner Ukrainian National Forestry University hosted the EcoForum “Arbori et Urbi – 2026: Trees in the Urban Ecosystem”, covering citizen science for emerald ash borer & ash tree monitoring, virtual tours for green infrastructure & education and more. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/partner...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 21/07/2026

📢 Save the date! 📆 On 10 September 2026, we're hosting our third demonstration and training event for forest stakeholders on innovative #ForestPests monitoring tools in Portugal. 👀 More details coming soon!

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 16/07/2026

💡 #ECE2026, the 13th European Congress of Entomology, wrapped up in Tours and FORSAID had plenty going on - sessions on citizen science, AI pest surveillance and more! 🎉 At the event, we also debuted our second policy brief and brand-new target species factsheet. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 13/07/2026

💡The Alert List of our consortium partner @epponews.bsky.social now features Physalis longifolia, an invasive plant already competing with crops in parts of the EU and a known host for the pest species Bactericera cockerelli (also known as the potato psyllid).

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 10/07/2026

📢 The second FORSAID technology demonstration workshop for forestry stakeholders is on the horizon! 🗓️ 27 August 2026 📍 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France 👀 Discover the full agenda and register here: forsaid.eu/storage/app/...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 09/07/2026

👀 Discover how @forestpaths.eu are using the GLOBIO model to advance forest monitoring and management: forestpaths.eu/models #ForestPathsModels

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 08/07/2026

🎙️ New ForestHealth episode! 📡 Satellites, smart traps and AI microscopes - listen to FORSAID experts from the University of Copenhagen, EFOS and @kit.edu talk about pushing forest pest detection forward across Europe. 🎧 Listen now: forsaid.eu/media-center...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 06/07/2026

🙌 Great to see fellow #HorizonEU projects at #ECE2026! 💚 We were also delighted to be represented by @pensoft.net at Booth 4, while consortium partners from @inrae-france.bsky.social, @unipd.bsky.social and the Slovenian Forestry Institute actively contributed to sessions across the week.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 02/07/2026

🎉Last month, FORSAID held its first hands-on demo workshop in the Italian Alps in collaboration with IPS and FO.RESTA.IT, showcasing innovative forest pest tech that's innovative and scalable: 🪤 smart traps 🔬 AI photomicroscope 🪲 scent-based beetle control 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/smart-t...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 29/06/2026

👏 Congrats to @onestop-project.eu on getting AMI traps and air eDNA samplers running in the field! Exciting to see these technologies harnessed side by side. 💚 At FORSAID, we use our own automated traps for forest pests, contributing to these innovations’ wider deployment for #biosecurity.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 26/06/2026

🙌 Thrilled to be featured alongside such great projects on the Partner Projects webpage of @eufawready.eu! 💚 Make sure to check out our own Synergies space, where it is placed front and centre 👉 forsaid.eu/synergies#Partnering-Projects

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 25/06/2026

📻 What do mainstream media and #InvasivePests in forests have in common? 📄 A new paper co-authored by FORSAID partners explores exactly that question across 15 EU countries. Find out more: forsaid.eu/news/new-pap...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 22/06/2026

👏 Congratulations to our partners from @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social on hosting a webinar as part of the #EUGreenWeek! 👀 Check out their discussion with fellow #HorizonEU projects on digitising soil health:

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 18/06/2026

👏 We are happy to see our consortium partner @pensoft.net with a prominent presence at #WBF2026 this week! 👀 Follow their account as they bring you the latest from this high-profile conference on the future of the Earth's biosphere:

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 16/06/2026

🫒 This week, we take you to Greece once again for a recap of the conference “Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away”! 👀 Discover our partners' showcases on how the project is innovating early forest pest detection: forsaid.eu/news/iufro-c...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 15/06/2026

👀 Always nice to see important research getting more visibility. 👏 Congrats to the @purpest-eu.bsky.social team on being featured in The Innovation Platform and for helping move the conversation around #PlantHealth and biosecurity forward.

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 11/06/2026

👀 Check out the work of our partners from @forestpaths.eu on the LPJ model, a tool employed by the project to improve forest monitoring and management: #ForestPathsModels

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 09/06/2026

🎉 Our synergistic collaboration with @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social continues! 🔎 May saw a joint fieldwork activity on the Greek island of Euboea as we employed remote sensing tech for an analysis of the canker stain disease affecting plane tree forests. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 08/06/2026

🤝 We thank our partners from @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social for a fruitful collaboration in Greece last month! 👀 Look out for our own recap of the joint fieldwork we undertook in exploration of remote sensing technologies tomorrow!

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ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 02/06/2026

Over the coming weeks, the #ForestPathsModels campaign will take a closer look at the models and tools behind ForestPaths research - so you can see exactly how the science is done. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 02/06/2026

🔎 A retrospective on the second online meeting between FORSAID and its Committee of Stakeholders! Bringing together 25 members from 11 countries, this body feeds views and needs from the forestry sector into the project's innovative pest management technologies: 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 01/06/2026

🤔 Did you know that our partner @inrae-france.bsky.social is also the coordinator of fellow #HorizonEurope project @eufawready.eu? ⚠️ Find out more about their efforts to prepare Europe's agricultural sector for outbreaks of the fall armyworm, a harmful #Pest first detected in Africa:

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 28/05/2026

📢 Our #HorizonEurope partner @purpest-eu.bsky.social is organising a Stakeholder Webinar next week! 🖊️ Register now to join the event and discover new innovative technologies for early pest detection:

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 26/05/2026

💚 Throwback to March 2026 and the 17th Slovenian Conference on Plant Protection with International Participation! 🗣️ Back then, our partners from the Slovenian Forestry Institute and EFOS presented FORSAID results to experts, practitioners and policy-makers: 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

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FORSAID Project @forsaid.eu · 21/05/2026

🎉 Shout-out to our sister project @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social for its showcase at the 62nd International Agricultural Show! #Pests #PlantHealth

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