The activities of SAMFIX, with particular attention to the fungal-insect association and related risk, were presented as oral communication at the final meeting of the Action COST FP1406: pine canker – strategies for the management of gibberella circulated in greenhouses and forests (PINESTRENGTH), in Skopje (Macedonia), on March 26th.
On March 26th, a theorico-practical training day has been imparted for plant health inspectors and autorities of Generalitat Valenciana, under Action A4.2. At the first part, SAMFIX project has been presented and we speak on biology, ecology, distribution and invasive process of Xylosandrus craussiusculus. After a coffe break a mini-workshop of insect identification and tree