[27.02.2026] – Maritime pine and Pine Wood Nematode in South-West Europe: status and challenges

The webinar session, organised in collaboration with the IUFRO task force on Stand Complexity in Planted Forests, the EFI Research Network on Planted Forests, was focused on Maritime Pine and Pine Wood Nematode, their status and the challenges they present in Europe.

The webinar took place on 27 February 2026 at 14:00 CET (Paris time) in English, with the participation of various experts:

Watch the replay below and download presentations at the bottom of the page

Speakers & Presentations

🟦Luís Filipe Bonifácio, National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research – INIAV, Portugal: « Pine wilt disease management in Portugal. Constrains and future prospects »

🟦Raquel Díaz Vázquez, Lourizán Forest Research Centre – CIF Lourizán, Spain: « Selection programme ongoing in Galicia against the PWN »

➡ Comming soon 

🟦Hervé Jactel, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment – INRAe, France: « Modelling the risk of spread of the pinewood nematode by its insect vector Monochamus galloprovincialis »

➡ Modelling the risk of spread of the pinewood nematode by its insect vector Monochamus galloprovincialis