Mastodawn

Trees are dying in Greece (and elsewhere), but not just to wildfires - to drought, which brings on plant stress, which makes them more susceptible to insect pests and diseases.

Follow-through effects of climate change that aren't so obvious...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/19/survived-wildfires-drought-killing-greece-fir-forests-aoe

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Greece #Drought #PlantStress #PlantPests

They survived wildfires. But something else is killing Greece’s iconic fir forests

In the Peloponnese mountains, the usually hardy trees are turning brown even where fires haven’t reached. Experts are raising the alarm on a complex crisis

The Guardian

Chuckling Duck May 21, 2025

These wee beasties (aka Thrips) are making a mess of our house plants. Trying diatomaceous earth for control.
#insects #thrips #HousePlants #PlantPests

Plants EFSA Jan 27, 2025

Let's meet soon (at 2PM CEST) for our #webinar on the #InteractiveDashboard about #HorizonScanning for #PlantPests
if you missed the previous announcements, just register 👉 http://europa.eu/!Tmhfy8
listen to @julia_lopez9 and Dorothea Pochlauer
and use Q&A to interact with them
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/Plants_EFSA/status/1864270104705302630#m

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George 🍦🚲 🥾 ✌️🌎 🌌Aug 2, 2024

Hello #BloomScrolling enthusiasts. Here's what our hibiscus is showing now.

Questions: What is eating the leaves? How do I help the plant without using pesticides? I've tried a soap solution, but if it did work it was short lived or just washed off by the rains.

#Flowers #FloweringPlants #PlantPests #hibiscus

Chuckling Duck Jul 14, 2024

Any fruit pest/disease folks on here? Does this look like damage from the Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly? On sour cherries in Manitoba, Canada. #FruitPests #PlantPests #phytopathology #Rhagoletis #tephritidae #Diptera #PlantPathology

EURACTIV Agrifood Apr 25, 2024

Parliament endorses EU emergency team to combat the entry of crop-damaging pests https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/parliament-endorses-eu-emergency-team-to-combat-the-entry-of-crop-damaging-pests/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ClaraAguilera #planthealth #planthealthlegislation #plantpests

Parliament endorses EU emergency team to combat the entry of crop-damaging pests

At a plenary session of the European Parliament on 24 April, MEPs voted in favour of an amendment to the Plant

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EURACTIV Agrifood Mar 7, 2024

EU to set a plant health emergency team against pest threats https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-to-set-a-plant-health-emergency-team-against-pest-threats/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #plantpests

EU to set a plant health emergency team against pest threats

The EU Council and the European Parliament agreed on Tuesday (5 March) evening on a revision of the bloc’s p

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Hesperalis Sep 9, 2023

I'm pretty laid back when it comes to plant pests, leaving it to nature to deal with, but the box moth caterpillars are testing my resolve. With 3 generations a year, even the local bluetits are overwhelmed. An invasive species, with no natural predators, and managing to overwinter, this is a prime example of how fragile our plant ecosystems are.
#gardening
#plantpests