Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference)

The meeting will address the growing threats posed by tree-killing buprestids to Europe’s forests, with a particular emphasis on:

• the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), native to south-east Asia and already causing devastating losses in North America, European Russia, and Ukraine;
• the bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) and the two-lined chestnut borer (Agrilus bilineatus), both originating from North America and posing significant risks to European ecosystems.

All elements (from biology to national systems of surveillance and control) will be covered.

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