The project titled ‘Development and validation of innovative diagnostic tools for the detection of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)’ (ERWINDECT) aimed at developing new diagnostic tools for Erwinia ...

Slide of the Euphresco project 'Development and validation of innovative diagnostic tools for the detection of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)' (ERWINDECT)

Classical insect and mite taxonomy is a highly specialised skill. Taxonomists generally operate within a few areas of expertise and have limited opportunities to pass on their knowledge to the next...

Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less microorganisms belonging to the class Mollicutes, and are associated with plant diseases worldwide. Typically located in the plant phloem tissue, they are transmitte...

Apple proliferation (AP), pear decline (PD) and European stone fruit yellows (ESFY) are caused by ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’, ‘Ca. P. pyri’ and ‘Ca. P. prunorum’, respectively. These are the mai...

Europe is the world’s main producer and exporter of grapevine planting material and wine. This important economic sector is facing epidemic threats of at least 10 grapevine yellows diseases (GY) ca...

Phytoplasmas are specialised plant pathogenic bacteria, colonizing the plant phloem tissue. They lack a cell wall, are non-culturable and are transmitted by insect vectors and by vegetatively propa...

Slide of the Euphresco project 2016-F-196 'Modelling the epidemiology of Flavescence dorée in relation to its alternate host plants and vectors (Flavid)'

Monitoring and surveillance of bacterial plant pathogens is vital in efforts to control disease and maintain freedom from alien and newly emerging diseases. Rapid and reliable identification of spe...

The European Union (EU) regulation for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) was modified in 2022, and the broad ‘non-European Tephritidae’ group was replaced by a list of 75 regulated taxa (66 specie...