📌 In May, the Slovenian Forestry Institute presented FORSAID at two public events in Ljubljana - with 150 visitors at Ljublijana’s Biodiversity Festival and hands-on workshops for over 400 children at their Open Day. 🌐 Read more: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid... #Forests #Pests #PlantHealth

👀 FORSAID's outreach package, exploring innovative approaches to forest pest management, is now up on @epponews.bsky.social's Platform on Communication Material. 🌐 Read the full story: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

📢 FORSAID partner Ukrainian National Forestry University hosted the EcoForum “Arbori et Urbi – 2026: Trees in the Urban Ecosystem”, covering citizen science for emerald ash borer & ash tree monitoring, virtual tours for green infrastructure & education and more. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/partner...

📢 Save the date! 📆 On 10 September 2026, we're hosting our third demonstration and training event for forest stakeholders on innovative #ForestPests monitoring tools in Portugal. 👀 More details coming soon!

💡 #ECE2026, the 13th European Congress of Entomology, wrapped up in Tours and FORSAID had plenty going on - sessions on citizen science, AI pest surveillance and more! 🎉 At the event, we also debuted our second policy brief and brand-new target species factsheet. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

📢 The second FORSAID technology demonstration workshop for forestry stakeholders is on the horizon! 🗓️ 27 August 2026 📍 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France 👀 Discover the full agenda and register here: forsaid.eu/storage/app/...

🎙️ New ForestHealth episode! 📡 Satellites, smart traps and AI microscopes - listen to FORSAID experts from the University of Copenhagen, EFOS and @kit.edu talk about pushing forest pest detection forward across Europe. 🎧 Listen now: forsaid.eu/media-center...

🎉Last month, FORSAID held its first hands-on demo workshop in the Italian Alps in collaboration with IPS and FO.RESTA.IT, showcasing innovative forest pest tech that's innovative and scalable: 🪤 smart traps 🔬 AI photomicroscope 🪲 scent-based beetle control 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/smart-t...

📻 What do mainstream media and #InvasivePests in forests have in common? 📄 A new paper co-authored by FORSAID partners explores exactly that question across 15 EU countries. Find out more: forsaid.eu/news/new-pap...

🫒 This week, we take you to Greece once again for a recap of the conference “Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away”! 👀 Discover our partners' showcases on how the project is innovating early forest pest detection: forsaid.eu/news/iufro-c...

🎉 Our synergistic collaboration with @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social continues! 🔎 May saw a joint fieldwork activity on the Greek island of Euboea as we employed remote sensing tech for an analysis of the canker stain disease affecting plane tree forests. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

🔎 A retrospective on the second online meeting between FORSAID and its Committee of Stakeholders! Bringing together 25 members from 11 countries, this body feeds views and needs from the forestry sector into the project's innovative pest management technologies: 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

💚 Throwback to March 2026 and the 17th Slovenian Conference on Plant Protection with International Participation! 🗣️ Back then, our partners from the Slovenian Forestry Institute and EFOS presented FORSAID results to experts, practitioners and policy-makers: 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

👀 Earlier this month, we presented our very first policy brief at #BioMonWeek2026! 🪱 The new output is all about managing outbreaks of the pine wood nematode, comparing the cost-effectiveness ratios of clear cutting and selective tree cutting approaches. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...

🔊 We are proud to announce the launch of FORSAID's very own podcast - ForestHealth! 🌳 In this new format, we will sit down with leading experts to discuss how to address the spread of pests and pathogens threatening Europe's forests. 👂 Listen to our first episode now: forsaid.eu/media-center...

📢 Announcing the first in-person demonstration and training event of FORSAID, all about automating the detection and monitoring of forest pests! 🗓️ Date: 04-05 June 2026 📍 Place: Belluno & Visdende valley, Italy ✍ Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🏁 Today, the pine wood nematode marks the end of the #FORSAIDPests campaign! 💡 FORSAID researchers are striving to innovate its detection at European and stand scales using remote sensing and environmental DNA. 🌐 forsaid.eu/objective#Ne...

👁️‍🗨️ We have one more fungus to share with you in the #FORSAIDPests campaign - Fusarium circinatum! 🔴 Currently, FORSAID is seeking to improve the detection of this pathogen through Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy for stand-level remote sensing. 🌐 forsaid.eu/objective#Fu...

📨 After another six months, the third bi-annual newsletter of FORSAID is here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1366... 🖊️ Subscribe now: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/136627... 🆕 As of today, you can also receive our updates via LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

👀 FORSAID materials have just been #spotted at #VALORmeets2026, the annual consortium meeting of @valor-project.eu! 🌳 Attendees have the opportunity to learn more about our innovations in the domain of forest pest detection and management.

🍂 Cryphonectria parasitica, causal agent of the chestnut blight, is the second fungus of the #FORSAIDPests campaign! 🔎 Our partners are working towards improved identification of the pathogen via environmental DNA and efficient detection of early symptoms in seedlings. 🌐 forsaid.eu/objective#Fu...

🦠 We are moving from insects to fungi in the #FORSAIDPests campaign, kicking this new chapter off with the canker stain disease. 🔬 FORSAID is researching its detection via remote sensing, seedling spectroscopy and e-DNA. 👀 More details: forsaid.eu/objective#Fu...

📢 New publication - "How to eradicate an invasive forest pest without clear-cutting"! 📡Co-authored by FORSAID partners from @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Forest Research Centre, the paper explores the role of remote sensing and AI technologies in this context. 🌐 forsaid.eu/news/new-pap...

In less than a week, we are joining the online event by NextGenBioPest "From Detection to Decision: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Pest and Chemical Risk Management in Europe"! 🗓️ Date: 17 March 🕥 Time: 10:30-12:00 CET 🖊️ Registration now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fa62a0...

🔎 Thaumetopoea processionea is the Latin name of the final insect in the #FORSAIDPests campaign - the oak processionary moth. 🔬 Currently, FORSAID is testing smart traps to improve the monitoring of this species. 🌐 forsaid.eu/objective#In...

👀 This week, FORSAID materials are on display at the #EUFAWREADYMilan consortium workshop! 🤝 As partners and stakeholders of @eufawready.eu gather in Italy to discuss preparedness for fall armyworm outbreaks in Europe, they are also learning about our own innovations in forest pest management.

🦋 The insect below is the pine processionary moth, the fifth of the #FORSAIDPests we have been introducing to you over the past few weeks. 🛰️ We are looking to address its spread via European-scale remote sensing and smart trapping devices. 👀 Find out more: forsaid.eu/objective#In...

💚 We thank our sister initiative @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social for including updates from FORSIAD in its 6th newsletter! 👀 Find out more: forsaid.eu/news/sixth-n...

🔎 Meet the European spruce bark beetle - the latest subject of the #FORSAIDPests campaign. 💡 FORSAID is innovating remote sensing, smart trapping and automatic identification solutions to address outbreaks of this species in the Old Continent's forests. 👀 Find out more: forsaid.eu/objective#In...

3️⃣ The third target insect of the #FORSAIDPests campaign is the oak lace bug! 📄 An invasive species causing significant damage to oak trees, it will be the subject of large-scale remote sensing analysis within FORSAID. 👀 Further reading: forsaid.eu/objective#In...