Dear all,
The first joint conference of the IUFRO working parties "Vascular Wilt
Diseases" and “Pine Wilt Disease” (7.02.03 and 7.02.10) will be held in
Athens, Greece, on May 18-22, 2026.
The conference, "Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away" will
include joint sessions touching on the main topics of both Working
Parties including: Identification and taxonomy; Host-pathogen
interactions; Epidemiology; Bark beetle symbiosis / vector biology;
Breeding; Disease management and control; Chemical ecology; Genomes and
bioinformatics; Population biology; Pathways of invasion; Risk
assessment and surveillance; New methods of bio surveillance; Influence
of Climate change on vascular pathogens and vectors.
Please find attached the first meeting announcement, and also visit the
IUFRO website:
https://www.iufro.org/events/will-it-wilt-from-bark-to-xylem-an-invasion-aw…
More information will come soon.
Best wishes
On behalf of the local organizers and the scientific committee.
Nikoleta Soulioti, Alberto Santini, Irene Barnes and Louis Bernier
Hyerim Han, Luís Bonifacio, Christelle Robinet, Ryoji Shinya and
Jianghua Sun
Local organizers
Nikoleta Soulioti, Aliki Tzima
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*Dr. Christelle ROBINET*
Directrice de Recherche
Directrice Adjointe de l'URZF
INRAE Val de Loire, site d'Orléans
Unité de Recherche Zoologie Forestière (URZF)
2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin - CS 40001 - Ardon
45075 Orléans cedex 2
FRANCE
Tel: (+33) 02.38.41.80.38
Fax: (+33) 02.38.41.78.79
E-mail: christelle.robinet(a)inrae.fr <mailto:christelle.robinet@inrae.fr>
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christelle_Robinet
L'ouvrage "Invasion et expansion d'insectes bioagresseurs forestiers.
Quels risques pour la forêt française dans le contexte des changements
globaux ?"
vient de paraitre en avril 2025. Il est librement accessible ici:
https://www.quae-open.com/produit/328/9782759240487/invasion-et-expansion-d…
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