Dear all,
The deadline for abstract submission for the conference "Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away" has been extended to January 31st.
As a reminder, this is the joint meeting of the IUFRO working parties "Vascular Wilt Diseases" and “Pine Wilt Disease” that will take place in Athens (Greece) on May 18-22, 2026. The conference will include joint sessions on the main topics of both Working groups, 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.
We are looking forward to seeing many of you there !
Dear all,
The joint meeting of the IUFRO working parties "Vascular Wilt Diseases" and “Pine Wilt Disease” will take place in Athens (Greece) on May 18-22, 2026. This meeting is entitled "Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away".
Abstract submission and registration are now opened. Please visit the webpage:
In case you have problems to access this webpage, please try:
https://willitwilt.pages.dev/
Best regards
Irene Barnes, Louis Bernier, Luís Bonifácio, Hyerim Han, Christelle Robinet, Alberto Santini, Ryoji Shinya, Nikoleta Soulioti, Jianghua Sun
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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@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-insectes-bioagresseurs-forestiers
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