EURL WORKSHOP 2023
The 12 labors of Heraklion
EVENT CONCLUDED
The IVth annual workshop of the EURL for Insects & Mites was held in Heraklion, Greece, on October 19, 2023. The workshop gathered 33 guests on site and 55 other participants on line (Annex II). All the 26 EU NRLs attended. European Commission, EFSA, EPPO, EUPHRESCO and Agroscope (NRL Switzerland) were represented, and we welcomed as an external guest Alain Roques, entomologist at INRAE. Twelve slideshows were given. These included the EURL activities conducted in 2022-2023, guests presentations and self-presentations by Cyprus and the Netherlands NRLs. Two presentations were devoted to the recent reports of Spodoptera frugiperda in Cyprus and Greece. The whole session was registered. The recording includes the discussions and the questions that were collected on the online Q&A channel. The videos are available on demand, all slide presentations are downloadable with the link below.
Thank you all for your participation and we look forward to seeing you all again next year!
Please, find all the material (report and presentations) from the event by clicking HERE
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Go to login pagePT 2023-3 Thrips palmi
This third proficiency test is organized in 2023 by the Agence nationale de securité sanitaire, de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (Anses), as part of its activities as a partner of the European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for Insects and Mites. The purpose of this test is to evaluate the participating laboratories on their capacity to implement the EPPO PM 7/003 (3) standart (or any equivalent method) to identify the adults of T. palmi.
| Step |
Date |
|---|---|
| Call for registrations |
22/05 |
| Registrations closure |
05/06 |
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Panels analysis |
12/06 - 07/07 28/08 - 23/09 |
| Transmission of final report to NRLs |
13/11 |
| Transmission of final report to EC and COPHs |
13/11 |
| Satisfaction survey analysis and campaign closure |
17/12 |
Photo: EPPO Global database, courtesy Philippe Ryckewaert (Cirad)
PT 2023-2 Bactrocera dorsalis (molecular)
The Proficiency Test 2023 on the molecular identification of Bactrocera dorsalis will be organized from May to June 2023
"Bactrocera dorsalis - molecular identification" - code 23_Bdmolecular
Registration will be open from April 13 until May 9
Samples will be sent on May 23
Deadline for the submission of results will be June 21
For registration, please use the dedicated form. An additional email including this information will be sent out to the NRL contacts. Kindly send us your signed registration to phytolab-molecular@ages.at. A detailed instruction sheet including information on the PT samples and further instructions for the analysis and result submission will be distributed to registered EU-NRLs.