#HorizonEU project focusing on digital technologies to detect and monitor invasive forest pests in the EU (№101134200)https://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.euhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3myfbhh6slc26🙌 FORSAID took part in the #EUAgRI2040 Conference in Brussels last month! At a stand dedicated to forests and shared with #SMURF, coordinating consortium partner @unipd.bsky.social presented our work in forest pest detection and management. 🔗 Full recap: https://forsaid.eu/news/forsaid-showcases-innovative-technologies-forest-pest-detection-and-monitoring-eu-agri-2040-conference-brussels21 Oct 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfbhh6slc26https://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3my7vr3uo4c2q📢 #Spotted: FORSAID’s materials are on display in Lesbos, Greece 🇬🇷, at the 3rd Annual General Meeting of @pollinators-antenna.eu this week! 🙌 Thanks to our consortium partner @pensoft.net, attendees can discover our innovative approaches for the early detection and monitoring of forest pests.19 Oct 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7vr3uo4c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mxvmj7t3l227📆 FORSAID consortium partner @epponews.bsky.social attended the 23rd IFQRG meeting in Prague. 🌿Since 2003, the organisation has provided scientific advice on forestry quarantine, which aims to prevent pest introduction and spread - an area closely linked to FORSAID’s work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvmj7t3l227https://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mxtmb7ppec2a🙌 FORSAID’s technologies met forest stakeholders, this time in Portugal! 🗓️ On 10 September in Coruche, 30 of them got a first-hand look at smart traps, AI tech and the Entomoscope device, sharing their impressions on all three. 🔗 Read more: https://forsaid.eu/news/forsaid-organises-its-second-hands-demonstration-workshop-forest-pest-monitoring-portugal14 Oct 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtmb7ppec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mxnzaj7g222d📢 FORSAID is presented in @eufawready.eu’s campaign on synergies between Horizon Europe projects. 🌱 What connects our two projects is early detection of regulated pests, whether on farmland or in forests. ⬇️ Find out more below ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnzaj7g222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mxgxvgwtwc2m📨 Two years in, FORSAID's fourth bi-annual newsletter is out: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1366272/emails/198316050987615767 ✍ Subscribe to receive future issues: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/1366272/148044485568234778/share09 Oct 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgxvgwtwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mxe5w3z2cc2s🌿 How can plant health be ensured across both forests and agricultural crops? 🙌 FORSAID and its sister Horizon EU projects @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social & CERBERUS address this in a joint factsheet, presenting their complementary approaches to the early detection and monitoring of pests. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe5w3z2cc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mxbr5m5xq22d🙌 Our second annual meeting brought all 17 FORSAID partners together online. Alongside other presentations, four sessions brought our work packages together, each centred on one of our target species. 🔗 Full recap: https://forsaid.eu/news/second-forsaid-annual-consortium-meeting-reviews-progress-and-looks-ahead-projects-second-half07 Oct 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxbr5m5xq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mx4grfirps2z📝 Every month, the Reporting Service from our consortium partner @epponews.bsky.social covers pest outbreaks, newly identified host plants and other developments relevant to the EPPO region. 👇 September's edition is linked in the post below. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4grfirps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mwsek34szc2g🪲 Of 14 platforms asked for research access to track the EU’s 88 listed invasive species, only 6 provided usable data. 💡 That gap matters for our work on forest pest detection, where every early record counts. 👇 Check out the latest policy brief by @onestop-project.eu to find out more! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsek34szc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mwlmj3tmw22u📡 Detection models are only as reliable as the field data used to validate them. 🌱 Nice work by our sister project @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social, inspecting plane trees at high risk of Ceratocystis platani, which is also one of FORSAID's target species. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlmj3tmw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mwd6jffiik2z💡Tools for early detection of forest pests only make a difference if forest managers and plant health authorities can put them to use. 🌱 How research makes the jump into practice and policy is the focus of the webinar by @purpest-eu.bsky.social on 30 Sept. ⬇️ Register by 29 Sept ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwd6jffiik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mwb7dcpi2k2z📢 FORSAID is #spotted at the #EUAgRI2040 Conference in Brussels 🇧🇪 (24–25 Sept)! 👀 Our partner @unipd.bsky.social is there representing FORSAID, sharing our work on early detection and monitoring of forest #pests. 📅 Full programme: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/circabc-ewpp/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/0e01ab71-6b53-4f9a-8588-b3ee86b87c37/download24 Sep 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb7dcpi2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mvzmgm6ees23⌛Last call! The abstract submissions deadline for @guardias.bsky.social Virtual Conference 2026 is today! 📝 If your work touches AI, eDNA, smart tech or citizen science for invasive species monitoring, do not miss the opportunity to share your research 👇. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzmgm6ees23https://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mvpmit5ew22s🫵 In fall 2026, don't miss these upcoming events where the latest insights from the domains of #InvasiveSpecies, #PlantHealth and #Forestry will be discussed! 👀 Browse more such opportunities via FORSAID's calendar: forsaid.eu/events17 Sep 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpmit5ew22shttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mvmy534zxs2hCatch FORSAID’s materials on display at #NordicOikosGfÖ2026 in Denmark this week! 👀 Find us at the booth of @pensoft.net and @obsgession.eu and learn how we’re pushing early forest pest detection forward. 🤳 Not attending? Check out our outputs here: https://forsaid.eu/media-center/promotional-materials16 Sep 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmy534zxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mvkoespu7s2v👀 How do FORSAID, CERBERUS and STELLA each try to detect a plant pest before it spreads? 💡 A new joint factsheet lays out their innovative approaches side by side - from remote sensing and ground detection to citizen science crowsourcing and early-warning systems. 🌐 https://forsaid.eu/news/safeguarding-european-plant-health-new-joint-factsheet-outlines-synergy-between-horizon-europe-projects-forsaid-cerberus-and-stella15 Sep 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkoespu7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mvibjkwzmc2y⌛Today is your last chance to sign up for the workshop on pest reporting by @epponews.bsky.social. 📝 Consistent, well-documented pest status data is exactly what early detection and monitoring systems like the one FORSAID is developing rely on. 👀 Well worth a look for anyone in plant health! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvibjkwzmc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mv66hrwg2s2z📢 FORSAID’s materials are on display at #NeoBiota2026 in Brussels this week! 👀 Check them out at the booth of @pensoft.net and @onestop-project.eu and discover how we innovate the early detection of forest pests. 🔗 Can’t make it? Access the outputs here: https://forsaid.eu/media-center/promotional-materials10 Sep 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv66hrwg2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mulv7f3fa22m⁉️How do you calibrate a sensor that detects pests by smell? 📢 A new open access @purpest-eu.bsky.social paper describes custom permeation tubes and an innovative method to generate ultra-trace gas standards. 👇 Link to the full article below! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulv7f3fa22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mujexsuyhc2e📝 A new paper co-authored by FORSAID examines woodwasp movement through global trade, confirming wooden packing as these specimens' main means of spreading. 📡The study is a great reminder of why FORSAID’s own work on early detection matters. 🌐 https://forsaid.eu/news/new-paper-co-authored-forsaid-partners-examines-woodwasp-movement-through-global-trade02 Sep 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujexsuyhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mu2y63il3c2x📢 FORSAID is at #SERE2026 in Brest, France! Our materials are on display at the joint booth of our consortium partner @pensoft.net and #HorizonEurope initiatives @spongeboost.eu and @ferroproject.eu. 👀 If you didn't make it in person this year, access our outputs online: https://forsaid.eu/media-center/promotional-materials27 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2y63il3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mtydt6pkx22i👀 This week, FORSAID’s consortium partners @pensoft.net & the Slovenian Forestry Institute met in Sofia for a two-day exchange on best practices in the domain of science communication. 🙌 Such collaborations are essential to FORSAID's impactful legacy in the domain of forest pest management.26 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydt6pkx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mttacluzw22h👀 The August issue of the @epponews.bsky.social Bulletin is available online! More on how to access our partners' newest updates on plant protection and regulation below 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttacluzw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mtipx6oi2k2w🪲 The emerald ash borer is a pest causing great concern when it comes to the health of Europe's #Forests. 📡 That’s a threat FORSAID is working to address with innovative solutions for early detection. 👀 Find out more about our efforts: https://forsaid.eu/objective#Insects [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtipx6oi2k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mtilcswawk22📆 In March, FORSAID joined NextGenBioPest’s clustering event with six EU-funded projects on #PlantHealth & pest management. 🔬 FORSAID coordinator, Andrea Battisti, highlighted the potential of digital tech for early detection and monitoring. 🌐 Read more: https://forsaid.eu/news/forsaid-joins-nextgenbiopest-clustering-webinar-pest-management-along-six-eu-funded-projects #HorizonEU20 Aug 2026 06:06 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtilcswawk22https://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3msx5ucfynk2e👀 Abstract submissions and registrations are now accepted for the Forests of the Future conference in September 2026, an event set to explore how management can adapt to changes in forest structure and disturbances to natural processes. Find out more below 👇 #PlantHealth #Forests [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msx5ucfynk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3msuwhblzpk2y📌 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: https://forsaid.eu/news/forsaid-brings-forest-health-science-public-ljubljana #Forests #Pests #PlantHealth12 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuwhblzpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3mss5xjiwvk2y📢 Agrilus planipennis, one of our target species, has just been detected in the EU for the first time in June 2026. 💡EFSA’s guide on plant awareness when travelling is a great reminder that even a souvenir seedling or wreath can carry pests that may greatly damage certain ecosystems. #PlantHealth [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss5xjiwvk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/forsaid.eu/post/3msfm3ppykc2f💡 @stella-horizon-eu.bsky.social's new blog looks at the significant gaps in digital #PlantHealth monitoring identified through 81 stakeholder interviews. 👀The insights are now shaping the development of 5 policy briefs. Link to the full story below 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:gnuugptvi4qmvryxyl3plsl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfm3ppykc2f