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Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · 9d

this first report of #orientalhornet for Belgium seems genuine possibly the return-from-holiday #introductionpathway waarnemingen.be/observation/...

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · 22d

🏵️The next NEOBIOTA Conference is coming to Brussels in September 2026! 🎉

🔎Get ready for cutting-edge science, groundbreaking ideas, and new connections in the heart of Europe. 🍟

▶️Leave your contact details or suggest a thematic session: www.neobiota2026.org

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Jul 2

www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry

Belgian National Scientific Secretariat on Invasive Alien Species : Check Clean Dry

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Jul 2

🌊 Check - clean -dry : Watersports

Multiple federations of aquatic sectors have signed codes of conducts on biosecurity for IAS in Belgium

Water sports are among the actors who can make the difference to stop the spread of IAS🛶🚣‍♀️🏄‍♂️

▶️ NL: youtu.be/7BJzgc9fLiw?...
▶️ FR: youtu.be/cstVdxobFJM?...

Checken Reinigen Drogen - Watersporten

YouTube video by National Scientific Secretariat on IAS - Belgium

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Jun 5

NL - Resultaten in een notendop: www.iasregulation.be/nl/1025/down...

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Jun 5

FR - Résumé des résultats: www.iasregulation.be/fr/1020/down...

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌟 #FlatwormWatch - our Citizen Science project on non-native flatworms - was launched one year ago

🔍 We can share some results, with a boom of observations of some species 📈

youtube.com/shorts/CG-Yj...

@inbo.be @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social

FlatwormWatch - Citizen science : Platwormen in België - Les Vers plats en Belgique

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Institute of Natural Sciences @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social · Jun 2

"Check, Clean, Dry" - Curbing biological invasions in our inland waters! 🌱💧🦐

👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

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Institute of Natural Sciences @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social · May 16

🛶🌿 New campaign : Check – Clean – Dry
A simple habit to stop invasive species from wrecking our rivers & lakes.
After any water activity:
✅ Check your gear
🧼 Clean it
🌞 Let it dry (48h)
Because tiny hitchhikers can cause BIG problems.💧💪
More info 👉 www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · May 19

The 1st Belgian #CheckCleanDry campaign is now out 🎉

🌸Discover all the material in FR and NL on our page: www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry

📢And check the press release:
www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

@inbo.be @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @environment.brussels

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Apr 30

🎉 We are happy to share the podcast series produced by ExotenNet (in Dutch) to learn more on the management of IAS in Belgium, with stories from the field 🌿
➡️ www.ecopedia.be/exoten/podca...

📣 In 2025, we have joined ExotenNet, the network of professionals working on IAS in Flanders: exotennet.be

IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Apr 16

🏵️Our Highlights Report 2024 is now available🌸

Discover on what the IAS Secretariat has been working in 2024, among which
🐸Contingency planning
🔎FlatwormWatch
🐟Codes of conduct with freshwater sectors
🌺 Risk screening of ornamental plants
⬇️ and much more

www.iasregulation.be/920/download

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Feb 25

ℹ️ Update of the list of IAS of Union concern

🔎 New set of species is proposed by the EU, including crayfish, molluscs, plants, insects, flatworms, mammals, fish, bird 🌿 🐝

📩 Before the official vote, the proposal is open to public feedback until 24 march 2025, :
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Feb 13

www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/flatw...

FlatwormWatcher vindt eerste exotische landsnoerworm voor België

Voor het eerst is een landsnoerworm of landnemertijn (Argonemertes dendyi) aangetroffen in ons land. Dit gebeurt in het spoor van een resem exotische landplatwormen die België aan een sneltempo aan he...

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Feb 13

⚠️ First observation of an exotic terrestrial Nemertea in Belgium, found by a citizen scientist who was searching for flatworms

ℹ️ Nemertea are very similar to flatworms and could have a negative impact on the soil fauna

👏 Thanks to the efforts of #FlatwormWatchers

www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

Voor het eerst exotische landsnoerworm gevonden in België: "Moeten we nauwlettend in de gaten houden"

www.vrt.be

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Jan 13

📢You are conducting research on IAS or sometimes encounter them on the field? 🦞🌳

ℹ️ Consult this short guide for scientists to know more about best practices and obligations:
NL: www.iasregulation.be/nl/889/downl...
FR: www.iasregulation.be/fr/888/downl...
EN: www.iasregulation.be/en/887/downl...

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 18

Crayfish are not an easy group of animals to identify 🧐

✅That's why we have just developed this video to help managers, inspectors and other crayfish enthusiasts

🦞 12 species are presented, with 3 additional lookalikes

NL: youtu.be/toeWYVAVXEM
FR: youtu.be/at0OuhkFiJM

Invasieve uitheemse rivierkreeften leren identificeren

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 11

🔎Latest news on the #FlatwormWatch citizen science project shared to all nature enthusiasts in Flanders and Brussels😊

@natuurpunt.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social @uhasselt.bsky.social

www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/flatw...

FlatwormWatch houdt de opmars van uitheemse landplatwormen nauwlettend in de gaten

Er worden steeds meer uitheemse landplatwormen aangetroffen in Europa. Deze weinig bekende wormen zijn echte roofdieren die een negatieve impact kunnen hebben op onze inheemse bodemfauna. Het in kaart...

www.natuurpunt.be

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

Our citizen science project #FlatwormWatch in short 📽️😍

🙏Many thanks to the enthusiastic citizen scientists!

@botanicgarden01 @INBOVlaanderen @CMK_Uhasselt

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

✅Our citizen science project FlatwormWatch is up and running

🔎Last Sunday, we organized an event with enthusiastic FlatwormWatchers in Meise @botanicgarden01

🪱 Our search in the greenhouses was successful as we were able to spot 4 species

Pictures: N. De Cock, M. Antuna

IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

🎥This week we had a very special shooting day...

🦞Guest stars of the cast were species of invasive crayfish🤩

🧐The coming video will help inspectors, managers, and all crayfish enthusiasts to identify them

📢Stay tuned for the release in the coming weeks

IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

Citizen Science project #Craywatch en Invasieve rivierkreeften in België in de kijker🦞

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IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

We will be very happy to welcome you all in Belgium for #Neobiota2026 🎉🇧🇪🍫🍟
with @INBOVlaanderen @Biodiversity_be @LIFEriparias @natuurenbos @BruxellesEnv

IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

Almost the end of #Neobiota2024... 🥲
... but don't miss the talk of Arnaud Jacobs at 17:45 on the opportunities and challenges encountered as a science-policy interface on IAS 🤝

IAS Secretariat - Belgium @secretariatias.bsky.social · Dec 16

Very happy to participate to #Neobiota2024 this week

Nice opportunity to exchange with colleagues on some of our work in 🇧🇪
🪱On citizen science for flatworms monitoring
🎣Awareness of anglers on IAS
💬 Challenges of giving advice on IAS to policymakers