The workshop was held at AGES in Vienna, Austria on 29th November 2022. It was organised as hybrid event (face to face and online). This event united 30 representatives of NRLs from the member states, of the EC, EPPO, EFSA and academia. More than 70 viewers followed the workshop via webcast during different sessions. The program encompassed a thorough scientific and educational schedule that included key talks on fruit flies and latest advances in identification of insects by barcoding and HTS. In a closed session, the validation studies on Thaumatotibia leucotreta and the corresponding results of the PTs were presented and discussed. To enhance the collaboration between EURL, EPPO and EFSA, the relevant activities of these organizations were shared with the participants. Selected NRLs introduced themselves, the improvement of internal communication between NRLs and EURL were discussed. We hope, that the workshop contributed to increase networking between the NRLs and the EURL and promoted a harmonized and enhanced diagnostics of quarantine insects.

Thank you all for your participation and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2023!

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