👀 Something exciting is coming… The #EFSATraineeship call launches next week!
Paid traineeships in Parma, international teams, and a chance to contribute to EU food safety.
Ready to kickstart your career? Stay tuned! 🚀
#EUCareers #EUFoodSafety
The #PestSurveyCard on Longidorus diadecturus is available here:
➡️ link.europa.eu/v8MgHG
This nematode can vector the peach rosette mosaic virus (PRMV), also a Union Quarantine pest, see:
bsky.app/profile/efsa...
@son-nemaweb.bsky.social
@eurl-ppns.bsky.social
@agricoedu.bsky.social
Two #PestSurveyCard are now available on nematodes of the Xiphinema americanum group:
➡️ link.europa.eu/jQk6pY
➡️ link.europa.eu/DYQBTB
These pests can transmit #viruses that are also regulated, see: bsky.app/profile/efsa...
@son-nemaweb.bsky.social
@eurl-ppns.bsky.social
@agricoedu.bsky.social
Brownish bee resting inside a daffodil flower
Warmth can also be a floral reward. On sunny windless days the air "trapped" within daffodil flowers is ~3°C warmer than the exterior. Earlier today Andrena bicolor bees made brief stops within Narcissus bulbocodium flowers to gain some of the heat lost during flight
📣 We’ve published our second horizon scan on 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 new genomic techniques (NGTs) in plants.
This biannual review ensures our risk assessment stays aligned with the latest scientific developments.
Read the full report 👉 link.europa.eu/T8hXGJ
#NGT #GMO #RiskAssessment
orange street sign with an exclamation mark that says “event” underneath it
Teaching probability theory like…
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodon’s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: “3.6 million years ago:” we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.
On #ValentinesDay, learn more about why our love affair with chocolate is much older than we thought. https://scim.ag/42WrGfI
The original paper by Zoe Delamore, @juliakoricheva.bsky.social and Erik Poelman can be found here:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sequential herbivory and the results of Delamore et al. (2025, doi: 10.1111/nph.70822). The figure is a graphical representation of the concept of sequential herbivory, that is, the temporally distinct arrival of multiple herbivores on the same plant, with a summary of the overall findings of the meta-analysis by Delamore et al. on how the generalizable effects of sequential herbivory impact herbivore and plant responses.
Eaten alive: how plants cope with sequential herbivory
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Heinen highlighting the recent work by Delamore et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@robinheinennl.bsky.social
Another step towards more sustainable #pest control methods
We published a protocol for standardising evaluations of emergency authorisations of insecticides & acaricides.
It will help ensure approvals are consistent, & that sustainable alternatives are fully considered.
🔗 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e...
A nice shot of tonight's full moon.
📢 EFSA's 5th European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa | Registration & abstract submission now open!
🗓️ 22–26 June 2026, Bari (Italy)
Join leading experts to discuss the latest science on detection, epidemiology & sustainable management.
✍️ www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/5t...
#Xylella #PlantHealth
Homenajeamos en DIGITAL.CSIC a Antonio García Bellido, con la recopilación de su extenso y pionero legado científico en Biología del desarrollo. Descubre su perfil científico en digital.csic.es/cris/rp/rp15...
The hydrological situation across a large part of the Iberian Peninsula is alarming, to say the least, and conditions are set to worsen as several powerful atmospheric rivers are forecast; major flooding cannot be ruled out.
Paper alert! Our study about functional motifs is out in PNAS. We use food webs as an example to discuss how small subgraphs drive the dynamics in complex systems. While motifs that determine overall stability are rare, when it comes to reactivity, we show that small groups dominate system behavior.
512-million-year-old marine fossils highlight life and death at the Cambrian explosion’s close. https://scim.ag/4t6j94X
Do agricultural diversification practices pay off in the long run? Our new paper synthesizes 100+ years of evidence showing that diversification practices become more profitable over time and delivers growing benefits for soils, biodiversity, and carbon.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Photo, by Jerry Hiam, of a Cedar Waxing hanging upside down from a twig to eat a dried crabapple.
🪶 Cedar Waxwings have been seen in 49/50 states this month (sorry Hawaii.) If you head outside this weekend, maybe you'll see one. Hope you find something beautiful.
#Climate change could cause more than 500,000 #malaria #deaths in #Africa ...
| #ClimateChange | #disease | #infections | #GlobalWarming | #GHGs | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
Around the Lab 💫
Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features a series of images captured by Gregory Milasseau during the 2025 CERN Photowalk competition. #PhysPics25
👉 Vote now and help select the global winners: www.interactions.org/photowalk-vo...
📸 by @gregseth
🚰❌ NUEVO | 257.000 personas sin agua potable en sus casas por exceso de nitratos en 2024 y más de un millón viven en zonas críticas a esta contaminación
332 municipios españoles superaron durante 2024 el límite legal
🚫 No se puede beber, ni cocinar, ni lavarse los dientes
The Iberian wildcat population is at risk of extinction. In Portugal, it is estimated that fewer than 100 individuals remain. In Spain, monitoring carried out in recent years indicates a decline of more than 30% in the species' range.
More info: secem.es/novedades/la...
Imagen: @ Héctor Ruiz
Contenidos del curso
7ª ed. del curso 'Optimizando #Rstats para el análisis de datos en Ecología'
4-8 mayo 2026, Jaca, Huesca
www.aeet.org/events/2026/...
Graphical Abstract
🍍🧬 New article in @aobp.bsky.social addressing how genetic and genomic resources are transforming the improvement of tropical and subtropical fruits, from yield and quality to shelf-life and stress resilience.
Full #openaccess
👉 doi.org/qktv
#PlantScience
