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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 31m

❓ What’s in this picture?

These are Margarodidae – also known as ground pearls. They can survive in the soil for long periods as resilient cysts.

🔎Learn more and explore their Pest Survey Cards: link.europa.eu/g8mWH9 and link.europa.eu/kp3Yhj

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Cysts of: Margarodes capensis (A), Margarodes trimeni (B), Margarodes greeni (C) and Margarodes vredendalensis (D). (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij (South Africa) (A-C); C.A. de Klerk, Nietvoorbij Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, Bugwood.org (D)).

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 2d

🌲 #Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae is a pathogen of conifers, impacting both urban and forest ecosystems.

🔎 Early detection is essential to prevent spread and mitigate ecological and economic impacts.

EFSA #StoryMap 🔗 link.europa.eu/bWC3cG

🌱#PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Symptoms and signs of Pseudocercorspora pini-densiflorae (yellowish bands and black stomata) on a 2-years-old seedling on Pinus thunbergii

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 6d

🔎Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, commonly known as grapevine #phylloxera, is an invasive #pest of #grapevines and a protected zone quarantine pest in Cyprus.

📖Explore the newly published EFSA interactive Story Map: link.europa.eu/F4Y8Pd

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Vineyards (Vitis spp.) (Source: Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org)

Different life stages of Daktulosphaira vitifoliae: (A) eggs, (B) larva on root of grapevine, (C) female with eggs and (D) adult (Sources: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Biologische Bundesanstalt, Institute für Pflanzenschutz im Weinbau (DE) (A); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Denis Kasatkin (B, C); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Jean-François Germain, Plant Health Laboratory, Montpellier (FR) (D)).

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 9d

📢The Pest Survey Card on #Carposina sasakii is now live!

🔎Discover our interactive #StoryMap and gain insights into detection and delimiting surveys for this pest: link.europa.eu/9yVJy7

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Adult of Carposina sasakii (Source: Mark Dreiling, Bugwood.org)

Apple fruit infested by Carposina sasakii. Oozing produced by larval penetration into the fruit can be observed (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Zhiwei Zhang (College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, China))

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 12d

📢New Pest Survey Card: non-EU #Choristoneura spp.

This group comprises 10 species with #conifers, #crops and #herbaceous species as host plants 🌲🌳🌿

🔎Explore our interactive #StoryMap: link.europa.eu/R7G4bJ

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Symptoms of Choristoneura spp. on host plants. (A) Bud and (B) needle mining and (C) webbing caused by the larvae of C. fumiferana, (D) defoliation caused by the larvae of C. pinus, (E) feeding damage and webbing caused by the larvae of C. parallela, (F) leaf rolled by the larva of C. conflictana (Sources: © USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection Intermountain Region - Ogden, UT, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org (A, B); © Neil Thompson, University of Maine at Fort Kent, Bugwood.org (C); © Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - FIA , Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org (D); © Adam Sisson, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org (E); © Steven Katovich, Bugwood.org (F))

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 15d

#NowAttending the 1st National Congress of Dipterology in Reggio Emilia 📍 an event for sharing research and passion on Diptera🪰 as pollinators, biological control agents and providers of other vital ecosystem services 🌱

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Public Consultation Alert 🚨

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on the draft protocol for evaluating emergency authorisations of insecticides and acaricides under Article 52 of Regulation (EU) 1107/2009. bit.ly/4mspfbm
The deadline is 24 October 2025.

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 16d

📢 New Pest Survey Card: #AnthonomusQuadrigibbus

This weevil is a pest of #fruit trees including apples, pears, and sour cherries 🍎🍐🍒.

Explore our interactive #StoryMap to learn more about detection strategies:

🔗 link.europa.eu/YgnGVY

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

(A) Egg, (B) larva, and (C) pupa in a saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) fruit and (D) adult of Anthonomus quadrigibbus (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Joseph Moisan-De Serres, MAPAQ, Canada (A-D))

Examples of natural and human assisted-spread of Anthonomus quadrigibbus (Sources: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org (background); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Joseph Moisan-De Serres, MAPAQ, Canada (A. quadrigibbus adult); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org (apple fruits).

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 20d

@gbif.org #NowPresenting at the the 135th EFSA Plant Health [email protected] #NowPresenting. The next effort will be on #Agrobiodiversity

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 21d

#NowPresented at the 135th EFSA Plant Health Plenary the KiBAB a platform (@anses-fr.bsky.social) developed for facilitating the identification of Scolytinae, and the updated database of Scolytinae (University of Padova) www.scolytinaehostsdatabase.eu/site/it/home/

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 22d

Today, Monia Lombardo and Alexandre Nougadère from #EFSA, presented the #CommodityRiskAssessment and #PriorityPests projects at the XXX #SIPaV Congress (Italian Phytopathological Society) on 15-17 September.

Fruitful exchanges on latest developments on #PlantPathology assessment and management.

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 28d

Very interesting project meeting in Parma (Italy): #REACT Bridging Innovation and Regulation: Pathways for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in Europe; .-> now Giuseppe Stancanelli presenting EFSA PLH Risk Assessment activities and eradication challenges for insect pests. react-insect.eu

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 28d

#GreenAgriculture #SIF2025 Second day of the Global Forum on Green Agriculture. Presentation of very interesting case studies, such as Telagri for making available worldwide agricultural experts to any remote farm. telagri.com

EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 29d

#GreenAgriculture #SIF2025 The review of different experiences of implementing green agriculture in different geographical areas highlights the need for adaptation to their respective characteristics and vulnerabilities. #ClimateChange, #BiodiversityLoss and #SoilDegradation are common to most areas

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · 29d

#NowAttending the Global Forum on Green Agriculture and the 2nd Regional Science and Innovation Week for Europe and Central Asia organised by FAO in Budapest. Several interesting experiences and case studies, from the valorization of traditional knowledge to digital innovation.

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌳 Presented at EPPO/COST mtg: EFSA’s support for optimisation of pest surveys for broadleaved trees! Tools like RiPEST & OptiPest help detect pests early, optimise resources & protect forests under climate stress. Smarter surveillance = stronger biosecurity. #EFSA #PlantHealth #OptiPest #OneHealth

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Aug 28

📢New pest survey card: #Anthonomus bisignifer & A. signatus

👉Protect strawberries and other important crops from these pests. Strengthen your surveillance efforts with this resource.

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Anthonomus bisignifer adult (Source: Pest and Diseases Image Library, Bugwood.org)

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier [chiloensis × virginiana]) cultivation (Source: Ko Ko Maung, Bugwood.org)

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 Calling all plant health professionals!

Join NVWA’s free webinar on Aug 14 @ 9:00 CET to master EFSA’s OptiPest tool for smarter potato pest surveys 🥔🔍

Live demo of EFSA tools included!

📧 Register: [email protected]
#OptiPest #PotatoPower #EFSA #NVWA #AgriTech

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Jul 31

Stay updated on plant pests with our monthly #HorizonScanning Newsletter of July!

🌿 Get information about new pests
🌿 Grow your knowledge on EU #PriorityPests
🌿 Find news about #PestManagement
🔍 Follow tinyurl.com/yvbvvnay

#XylellaFastidiosa #ScirtothripsDorsalis #EuwallaceaFornicatus

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 EFSA Grant Alert!
EFSA invites Art. 36 organisations to develop and validate protocols for pest survey parameters:
🔬 Sampling Effectiveness
📊 Relative Risk
📉 Design Prevalence
Help strengthen EU plant health surveillance! 🌱
🔗 tinyurl.com/bd5hxat3
#EFSA #PlantHealth #EUGrants #ResearchFunding

Social media graphic for EFSA grant call EUBA-EFSA-2025-PLANTS-02. Theme: plant health and EU research funding. Visual elements: healthy plants, scientific icons (microscope, lab flask), EU flag or stars, calendar icon with deadline '24 Sept 2025'. Text overlay: 'EFSA Grant Call – Apply by 24 Sept 2025!' and 'Support EU pest survey protocols'. Style: clean, professional, engaging, suitable for LinkedIn and Twitter.

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European Food Safety Authority @efsa.europa.eu · Jul 23

🌿 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔

We've assessed 47 quarantine pests to support the EU's update of priority pests.

This work will help protect Europe's biodiversity, agriculture & forestry.

europa.eu/!QqPVkr

#PlantHealth #FoodSecurity #pests @efsa-plants.bsky.social

Keeping plant pests out of the EU

Since 2022, EFSA has involved 130 experts to support the European Commission in the revision of the current list of priority pests – quarantine pests that pose the most serious threats to the EU envir...

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Jul 17

🦋 Have you seen the EFSA #PestSurveyCard on #Paysandisia #archon?

Understanding its life cycle is crucial for effective pest #surveillance across the EU. This card offers key insights to help protect our ecosystems and agriculture.

🔍 Check details here: europa.eu/!HvPVvw

#SurveillanceNetwork

Paysandisia archon: (A) eggs on palm fibres; (B) dissected palm trunk showing larvae; (C) pupae; (D) pupae in cocoon; (E) pupal exuviae on the outside of the stipe; (F) adult (wingspan 6–11 cm) (Source: courtesy of Tatjana Masten Milek (A–F))

Life cycle of Paysandisia archon (Source: courtesy of Luka Mustapic, created in BioRender.com, https://app.biorender.com/)

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report on
#Spodoptera #frugiperda

👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e...

EFSA’s scientific support for ranking candidate #PriorityPests.

📊 EFSA assessed 47 EU quarantine pests, focusing on:
✔️ Lag period
✔️ Expansion rate
✔️ Impact on crops and the environment

#EFSA
#PlantHealth
#ScienceToPolicy

Source: EFSA et al., 2023. Pest survey card on Spodoptera frugiperda. EFSA supporting publication: EN-6911. https://efsa.europa.eu/plants/planthealth/monitoring/surveillance/spodoptera-frugiperda

Source: EFSA et al., 2025. Spodoptera frugiperda – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSA supporting publication 2025: 22(2):EN-9266. 62 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9266

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌱 New EFSA Pest Report!

#Keiferia #lycopersicella:

👉 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e...

EFSA’s scientific support for ranking candidate #PriorityPests.

📊 EFSA assessed 47 EU quarantine pests, focusing on:
✔️ Lag period
✔️ Expansion rate
✔️ Impact on crops and environment

#EFSA
#PlantHealth
#ScienceToPolicy

Source: EFSA et al., 2025. Keiferia lycopersicella – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSA supporting publication 2025: 22(5):EN-9451. 42 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9451

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · Jul 15

#Pathogens that can infect #palmtrees in the EU include #Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis.

A #PestSurveyCard for this pathogen is available at: europa.eu/!qHJtfH

Check out the document to explore the recommended detection and identification procedure.

🌱 #PlantHealth #SurveillanceNetwork

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