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• Whiteflies acquire multiple plant genes
  

  Building on recent studies revealing the transfer of two plant genes to the genome of the silverleaf whitefly, French researchers have established that some 49 plant genes have been transferred to the genome of one of the world’s major pests.

• New hope for Flavescence dorée control
  

  Researchers at Agroscope in Switzerland have successfully cracked the genome of Flavescence dorée, raising hopes that new ways of controlling the serious vine disease may be possible.

• IPMWorks: Watch the videos!
  

  With the IPMWorks Resource Toolbox scheduled to open later this year, the Horizon 2020 project’s YouTube channel is beginning to fill up with introductions to some of its hubs and coverage of some of the events that have been held.

• Be inspired: IWM in oilseed rape
  

  The latest inspiration sheet from IWMPRAISE, the project addressing Integrated Weed Management (IWM), details the seven trials conducted in three French regions on combined mechanical and chemical weeding in oilseed rape (OSR).

• IPM Decisions platform goes live!
  

  The IPM Decisions platform is now live, offering an open access one-stop shop for decision support in Integrated Pest Management. The Horizon 2020 project, involving a number of ENDURE partner organisations, says the platform will provide farmers, consultants and researchers with a wide range of Decision Support Systems and weather data from across Europe.

• Legume Hub: Join the community
  

  The Horizon 2020 Legumes Translated project has helped to ensure that the European legume development community continues to thrive with the launch of the European Legume Hub knowledge platform.

• e-PIC: On the road again
  

  Following a break caused by Covid-19, Philippe Delval and Solène Batard from ACTA, France’s association of agricultural technical institutes, have hit the road, facilitating a series of thematic days across the country as part of the campaign to encourage the uptake of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

• Latest ENDURE News now online
  

  The latest edition of ENDURE News is now available online. For those who are not familiar with the newsletter, it offers a handy summary of the news added to the website over the past six months.

• Events calendar: Check out the latest!
  

  Our Events calendar for the second half of 2022 is looking busy after the cancellation of events or changes in format over the past two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• IWMPRAISE: Game, guide and more!
  

  With the five-year IWMPRAISE project (Integrated Weed Management: Practical implementation solutions for Europe) due to end this November, members have been busy, staging a mini-symposium in Athens the day before June’s European Weed Research Society (EWRS) symposium, presenting its work at the latter event, and producing useful tools for those involved in weed management.