EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes

Graphic announcing the EFSA 139th Plenary Meeting, featuring a panel on Plant Health (PLH). The design shows a crop field being sprayed by agricultural machinery, with text reading “Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Open to observers, 18 February 2026, Register by 9 Feb 2026,” and the hashtag #OpenEFSA. EFSA logo appears in the bottom right.

Join us as an observer at the 139th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Health (PLH).

💻 Online
🗓 18 February 2026, 09:00–13:30 (CET)

✍️ Register by 9 February 2026

More: link.europa.eu/HxtKbm

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🪱 Last week EPPO took part in the Annual Workshop of the European Reference Laboratory for Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Zagreb.

The workshop covered EURL activities, methods validation, emerging and regulated nematodes, and general updates in nematology.

🔬🌾 6th EURL Annual Workshop held in @HAPIH Croatia, covered topics: PT Performances, Method Validation, Nematode Outbreak Response, Tracing/Tracking, NRL–NPPO Communication, and Emerging Threats +more! Sharing knowledge across our network
#PlantHealth @anses-fr.bsky.social @ILVO @USDA @ec.europa.eu

The EURL Website webpage for the EURL Recommended Methods

👋"EURL Recommended Methods" are public & available on the EURL website. New Diagnostic Protocol on Meloidogyne graminicola is there + others covering the diagnostics of other Q Meloidogyne spp., Globodera spp., B. xylophilus, & culturing of some PPNs 🔬🌾 #planthealth sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/...

Check out the publication 👋
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
5 waste disinfection methods were tested on Globodera, or Meloidogyne spp.🌱🔬
Encouraging results for both Composting & for Methanation methods are interpreted and discussed.
@anses-fr.bsky.social @fnpppt
#Nemalliance #circulareconomy #PlantHealth

Pleased to announce 👋🌾
The new EURL Diagnostic Protocol:
"Identification of Meloidogyne graminicola; Morphological & Molecular Methods", is now public & available on the EURL website: sitesv2.anses.fr/en/minisite/...
Along with the other EURL Recommended Methods. #PlantHealth #RiceRootKnotNematode

Last week, EPPO participated in the 5th annual workshop of the European Union Reference Laboratory for Plant Parasitic Nematodes, held at the Anses Plant Health Laboratory in Le Rheu, France (19–21 November).
Yassine Aoutil updated the participants on EPPO activities in nematology.

You can now register and attend remotely on
📆 26 February 2025, 9am - 1pm (CET)
the #PlantHealth Panel Plenary Meeting, to learn more about #RiskAssessment and especially #Commodity Risk Assessment in relation to plant health.

Please register by 21 Feb 2025 → www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/13...