Archives des Biotic - European Institute of Planted Forest

Tools to “hedge your bets” against emerging pest and pathogen attacks on forests

The risk of introducing non-native Pests and Pathogens (PnPs) into Europe has increased exponentially since the 1800s1 . The main reasons are, on the one hand the rise in trade …

Demonstration workshop: new tools for the prevention and detection of tree pathogens in nurseries

On the 28th of April 2022, a dozen participants from all over Europe gathered in Pistoia, Italy – one of the most important areas for nursery plant production – to …

Pine Wood Nematode : december IUFRO expert groups conclusion

Last December the IUFRO organized the International IUFRO symposium on pine wilt disease (“PWD2020”). This event was an opportunity to discuss the pine wood nematode and the damage that it …

Advancing in the control of the pine wilt disease

Three tolerant Pinus pinaster families, from the breeding program of the Lourizán Forest Research Center, are included in the Spanish Forest Reproductive Material Catalogue Pine wilt disease, caused by the …

Tools to “hedge your bets” against emerging pest and pathogen attacks on forests

Demonstration workshop: new tools for the prevention and detection of tree pathogens in nurseries

Pine Wood Nematode : december IUFRO expert groups conclusion

REINFFORCE Arboretums: Sentinel devices against pathogens at the European level.

Assisting forest managers in assessing insect defoliation impacts

HOMED project : assessing 18 months of work on emerging biotic risks

Advancing in the control of the pine wilt disease