17/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - Portugal's efforts to combat the spread of pinewood nematode, a beetle that destroys pine trees, will be the focus of talks between the EU Health Commissioner and the Portuguese government during an official visit by the Commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou, to Portugal from Saturday 18 to Tuesday 21 July 2009. Pinewood nematode comes originally from the United States. It was first identified near Lisbon in Portugal (on the Setúbal peninsula) in June 1999. Portugal...