David Pires
@david1822.bsky.social
🪱 Nematologist at INIAV, IP | 🎓 PhD candidate at the UEvora | 🛡️🌱 #Biocontrol | 🍄 Fungi-nematode interactions | 💬 Opinions are my own | 🏳️🌈 He/him |
➡️ https://sites.google.com/view/davidpires/
➡️ https://sites.google.com/view/davidpires/
🚨 New paper is out! 🌿
We review how #pesticides affect life across ecosystems, from microbes to amphibians, and highlight strategies to mitigate their ecological impacts. Sustainable pest management needs healthy ecosystems.
👉 Read at www.mdpi.com/2413-4155/7/...
We review how #pesticides affect life across ecosystems, from microbes to amphibians, and highlight strategies to mitigate their ecological impacts. Sustainable pest management needs healthy ecosystems.
👉 Read at www.mdpi.com/2413-4155/7/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🚨 New paper is out! 🌿
We review how #pesticides affect life across ecosystems, from microbes to amphibians, and highlight strategies to mitigate their ecological impacts. Sustainable pest management needs healthy ecosystems.
👉 Read at www.mdpi.com/2413-4155/7/...
We review how #pesticides affect life across ecosystems, from microbes to amphibians, and highlight strategies to mitigate their ecological impacts. Sustainable pest management needs healthy ecosystems.
👉 Read at www.mdpi.com/2413-4155/7/...
Interesting to see where visitors are coming from: there's a lot of interest in pine wilt disease in France 🇫🇷.
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Interesting to see where visitors are coming from: there's a lot of interest in pine wilt disease in France 🇫🇷.
Grateful to have my profile featured!
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September 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Grateful to have my profile featured!
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🎯 Excited to share that our paper “The Fight against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Current Status of Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents”, published three years ago in Pathogens, has reached 100 citations and nearing 20.000 views!
📄 Read the paper here doi.org/10.3390/path...
📄 Read the paper here doi.org/10.3390/path...
September 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎯 Excited to share that our paper “The Fight against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Current Status of Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents”, published three years ago in Pathogens, has reached 100 citations and nearing 20.000 views!
📄 Read the paper here doi.org/10.3390/path...
📄 Read the paper here doi.org/10.3390/path...
⚠️ Last chance to register and final call for abstracts 📝 – deadline today! ⌛ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
⚠️ Last chance to register and final call for abstracts 📝 – deadline today! ⌛ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🌲 Our brand new paper, Multiple factors associated with forest decline in the context of control measures for the pinewood #nematode, has been published today in the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺
🔓 Read in open access at doi.org/10.1007/s106...
🔓 Read in open access at doi.org/10.1007/s106...
August 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🌲 Our brand new paper, Multiple factors associated with forest decline in the context of control measures for the pinewood #nematode, has been published today in the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺
🔓 Read in open access at doi.org/10.1007/s106...
🔓 Read in open access at doi.org/10.1007/s106...
🆕 paper out in Nitrogen
💡 This review highlights the importance of legumes in tropical farming and covers major diseases affecting productivity and their impact on the economy and the environment, including #nematodes
🔎 Read the full paper at doi.org/10.3390/nitr...
💡 This review highlights the importance of legumes in tropical farming and covers major diseases affecting productivity and their impact on the economy and the environment, including #nematodes
🔎 Read the full paper at doi.org/10.3390/nitr...
August 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🆕 paper out in Nitrogen
💡 This review highlights the importance of legumes in tropical farming and covers major diseases affecting productivity and their impact on the economy and the environment, including #nematodes
🔎 Read the full paper at doi.org/10.3390/nitr...
💡 This review highlights the importance of legumes in tropical farming and covers major diseases affecting productivity and their impact on the economy and the environment, including #nematodes
🔎 Read the full paper at doi.org/10.3390/nitr...
💡 Our latest paper is featured on the Institut Européen de la Forêt Cultivée (IEFC) website and on IEFC's June 2025 Newsletter
👀 Read at www.plantedforests.org/incubating-p...
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/f160...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease
👀 Read at www.plantedforests.org/incubating-p...
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/f160...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease
July 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
💡 Our latest paper is featured on the Institut Européen de la Forêt Cultivée (IEFC) website and on IEFC's June 2025 Newsletter
👀 Read at www.plantedforests.org/incubating-p...
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/f160...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease
👀 Read at www.plantedforests.org/incubating-p...
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/f160...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease
🌐 Online symposium of the Society of Nematologists
📌 "#Nematodes on the move: building resilience and sustainability through international collaboration and better policies"
🔎 Program available at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
📥 Register here 👉 iica.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📌 "#Nematodes on the move: building resilience and sustainability through international collaboration and better policies"
🔎 Program available at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
📥 Register here 👉 iica.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🌐 Online symposium of the Society of Nematologists
📌 "#Nematodes on the move: building resilience and sustainability through international collaboration and better policies"
🔎 Program available at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
📥 Register here 👉 iica.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📌 "#Nematodes on the move: building resilience and sustainability through international collaboration and better policies"
🔎 Program available at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
📥 Register here 👉 iica.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✍️ One year ago today, I submitted my first PhD chapter to Fungal Biology, which would be accepted and published months later.
📈 It's currently in the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, and in the journal's top 5% according to the same source.
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
📈 It's currently in the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, and in the journal's top 5% according to the same source.
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
June 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
✍️ One year ago today, I submitted my first PhD chapter to Fungal Biology, which would be accepted and published months later.
📈 It's currently in the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, and in the journal's top 5% according to the same source.
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
📈 It's currently in the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, and in the journal's top 5% according to the same source.
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
📌 Repost from the Italian #Nematology Society
🎨 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀
Unleash your creativity and help spread awareness about #nematodes through art! All forms of artistic expression are welcome.
🆓 Free to enter
📅 Deadline: August 19, 2025
🎨 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀
Unleash your creativity and help spread awareness about #nematodes through art! All forms of artistic expression are welcome.
🆓 Free to enter
📅 Deadline: August 19, 2025
May 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📌 Repost from the Italian #Nematology Society
🎨 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀
Unleash your creativity and help spread awareness about #nematodes through art! All forms of artistic expression are welcome.
🆓 Free to enter
📅 Deadline: August 19, 2025
🎨 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀
Unleash your creativity and help spread awareness about #nematodes through art! All forms of artistic expression are welcome.
🆓 Free to enter
📅 Deadline: August 19, 2025
Second time this year I have to deal with my work being plagiarized and published without any request for permission, consent, or acknowledgment... This time in Frontiers in Microbiology. They scan text, but not figures, apparently 🙄 Thank you, Google Lens!
May 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Second time this year I have to deal with my work being plagiarized and published without any request for permission, consent, or acknowledgment... This time in Frontiers in Microbiology. They scan text, but not figures, apparently 🙄 Thank you, Google Lens!
🌍 Save the date! The 36th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists will take place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, from June 1–5, 2026.
🔗 First details now live: www.esn2026.nl/copy-of-home
#ESN2026 #Nematology
🔗 First details now live: www.esn2026.nl/copy-of-home
#ESN2026 #Nematology
May 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🌍 Save the date! The 36th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists will take place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, from June 1–5, 2026.
🔗 First details now live: www.esn2026.nl/copy-of-home
#ESN2026 #Nematology
🔗 First details now live: www.esn2026.nl/copy-of-home
#ESN2026 #Nematology
🧫 Participating in the Oeiras Valley Science Festival, connecting with the public, sparking conversations about #nematodes and #planthealth, and sharing insights from the @purpest-eu.bsky.social project. 🔬
🗣️ Bringing science closer to society, one conversation at a time!
🗣️ Bringing science closer to society, one conversation at a time!
May 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🧫 Participating in the Oeiras Valley Science Festival, connecting with the public, sparking conversations about #nematodes and #planthealth, and sharing insights from the @purpest-eu.bsky.social project. 🔬
🗣️ Bringing science closer to society, one conversation at a time!
🗣️ Bringing science closer to society, one conversation at a time!
🎬 I’m representing INIAV, IP, and Portugal 🇵🇹, in the “𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙑: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝” contest, promoted by the Euphresco network, CIHEAM Bari, Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, CABI, and IPPC.
▶️ If you can, please leave a 👍: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtg...
▶️ If you can, please leave a 👍: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtg...
May 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎬 I’m representing INIAV, IP, and Portugal 🇵🇹, in the “𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙑: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝” contest, promoted by the Euphresco network, CIHEAM Bari, Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, CABI, and IPPC.
▶️ If you can, please leave a 👍: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtg...
▶️ If you can, please leave a 👍: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtg...
Spotted a bee orchid on my way to work
April 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Spotted a bee orchid on my way to work
🆕 My latest magazine article on entomopathogenic nematodes and their role in the sustainable control of emerging pests is available 🌱🪱
🔓 The full article in Portuguese is available at www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#Nematodes #SustainableAg #PestControl #Agriculture #Biocontrol
🔓 The full article in Portuguese is available at www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#Nematodes #SustainableAg #PestControl #Agriculture #Biocontrol
April 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🆕 My latest magazine article on entomopathogenic nematodes and their role in the sustainable control of emerging pests is available 🌱🪱
🔓 The full article in Portuguese is available at www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#Nematodes #SustainableAg #PestControl #Agriculture #Biocontrol
🔓 The full article in Portuguese is available at www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#Nematodes #SustainableAg #PestControl #Agriculture #Biocontrol
🌲 In just 90 seconds, I distill the relevance and impact of my PhD
▶️ Watch the full video 👉 youtu.be/lLtgd9EE1nw?...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease #Esteya #Biocontrol
▶️ Watch the full video 👉 youtu.be/lLtgd9EE1nw?...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease #Esteya #Biocontrol
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🌲 In just 90 seconds, I distill the relevance and impact of my PhD
▶️ Watch the full video 👉 youtu.be/lLtgd9EE1nw?...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease #Esteya #Biocontrol
▶️ Watch the full video 👉 youtu.be/lLtgd9EE1nw?...
#PinewoodNematode #PineWiltDisease #Esteya #Biocontrol
📥 Abstract submissions to #ONTA2025, to be held in Cali, Colombia, are now open!
📅 Submission Deadline: May 31, 2025
🌐 Submit via the website at ontacolombia.cl
📅 Submission Deadline: May 31, 2025
🌐 Submit via the website at ontacolombia.cl
April 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
📥 Abstract submissions to #ONTA2025, to be held in Cali, Colombia, are now open!
📅 Submission Deadline: May 31, 2025
🌐 Submit via the website at ontacolombia.cl
📅 Submission Deadline: May 31, 2025
🌐 Submit via the website at ontacolombia.cl
🗣️ My PhD project was presented by a colleague at the GREEN-IT Plant Interaction Meeting, hosted by ITQB NOVA on March 12, 2025
March 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🗣️ My PhD project was presented by a colleague at the GREEN-IT Plant Interaction Meeting, hosted by ITQB NOVA on March 12, 2025
📥 Thrilled to share that the 1st paper from my PhD is currently among the most downloaded in Fungal Biology.
🍄 This study provides the first report on Esteya’s ability to compete with fungi commonly found in the pathosystem of #PineWiltDisease.
🔎 Find out more at doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
🍄 This study provides the first report on Esteya’s ability to compete with fungi commonly found in the pathosystem of #PineWiltDisease.
🔎 Find out more at doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
March 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
📥 Thrilled to share that the 1st paper from my PhD is currently among the most downloaded in Fungal Biology.
🍄 This study provides the first report on Esteya’s ability to compete with fungi commonly found in the pathosystem of #PineWiltDisease.
🔎 Find out more at doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
🍄 This study provides the first report on Esteya’s ability to compete with fungi commonly found in the pathosystem of #PineWiltDisease.
🔎 Find out more at doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
Working out is the best therapy
February 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Working out is the best therapy
🤝 The University of Évora hosted the closing workshop of PratyOmics, bringing together most #Nematologists from 🇵🇹.
🎯 This marked one of the largest gatherings of national specialists in recent years—hopefully the beginning of an annual meeting.
🗞️ Read the news at www.med.uevora.pt/pt/workshop-...
🎯 This marked one of the largest gatherings of national specialists in recent years—hopefully the beginning of an annual meeting.
🗞️ Read the news at www.med.uevora.pt/pt/workshop-...
February 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🤝 The University of Évora hosted the closing workshop of PratyOmics, bringing together most #Nematologists from 🇵🇹.
🎯 This marked one of the largest gatherings of national specialists in recent years—hopefully the beginning of an annual meeting.
🗞️ Read the news at www.med.uevora.pt/pt/workshop-...
🎯 This marked one of the largest gatherings of national specialists in recent years—hopefully the beginning of an annual meeting.
🗞️ Read the news at www.med.uevora.pt/pt/workshop-...