Nico Horn DG@EPPO

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@EPPOnews The Colorado Beetle campaign, EPPO's oldest activity, over 70 years of cross border collaboration between three EPPO member countries, France, Jersey and Guernsey, with support of the UK, to prevent spread of a quarantine pest into a country. @planthealth @collaboration

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For hobby growers Plant Health is also important, Beasty and its fellow pests are everywhere

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Beastie is featuring on the cover of the periodical of the Royal Netherlands Society of Plant Pathology to raise awareness of the importance of Plant Health.

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The EPPO Panel on biological control agents meets in Lisbon to discuss biological control agents. What role can biological control agents play in control of Emerald Ash Borer, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and vectors of Huanglongbing?

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The EPPO Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs is meeting in Chisinau, Moldova, to discuss International Phytosanitary Standards and other IPPC matters.