The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Dossenheim, Germany, hosted the workshop on volatile collection with the Fragrance Collection Device, manufactured by Flusys.

From the 23^th to 25^th of May 2023, PurPest team members were very welcomed by Jürgen Gross and his great team.

Ted Turlings gave an oral presentation on “Herbivore-induced plant volatiles and how they can be exploited for crop protection?” for the Scientific Days (JS2023), held at Sorbonne University, in Paris, France (9-10 February 2023).

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Tomás Cavaco, who has a degree in Agronomy from the University of Lisbon, carried out a training program in the Nematology lab of INIAV, dealing with wood samples infected by the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Tomás was also involved in several stages of the PurPest project and acquired skills in chemical analysis.

Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I. P. (INIAV) - Portugal

On the 12^th and 13^th of January 2023, a meeting was held at Kringler Gjestegård, Åsveien 775, Maura, Norway, to launch the EU-funded project “PurPest – Plant pest prevention through technology-guided monitoring and site-specific control”, with 43 members from 10 countries present.

The EU project officer, Antonio Pérez-Rendón, joined the meeting remotely. During the two-day event, partners...