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Oct. 29, 2018
Spain's Olive Oil Sector Launches Ambitious Research on Xylella
Xylella fastidiosa is a serious concern for Spain's olive oil sector and its interprofessional body is supporting research efforts to fight it.
Aug. 9, 2018
Organic Treatment Shows Promise Against Xylella
The implementation of an organic treatment with good agricultural practices during a three-year trial gave encouraging results against Xf.
Jul. 5, 2018
Aerial Scan May Identify and Save Infected Olive Trees
Novel technology involving flying cameras offers hope in the fight against a pathogenic threat to olive trees.
Jun. 14, 2018 World
Puglia Mandates Pesticides In Fight Against Xylella, Sparking Protests
May. 9, 2018 Business
May. 4, 2018 Europe
Apr. 17, 2018 World
Xylella Marches On: Lethal Olive Disease Discovered in Central Spain
Jan. 30, 2018 Europe
Major Spanish Trade Group Looks at Ways to Join Fight Against Xylella
Jan. 19, 2018
Farmers Protest Eradication Plan in Spain
The fifth outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa in six months has led the Spanish government to take drastic measures as it tries to prevent the spread of the plant pathogen.
Jan. 17, 2018
Stopping Xylella a 'Top Priority,' Greek Official Says
No manifestation of the disease has been documented in Greece, and the deputy minister of Rural Development said he wants to keep it that way.
Nov. 20, 2017
Where the Olive Trees Are Dying: A Front-Line Report on Xylella
As the disease spreads, olive growers in northern Puglia remain confident their trees will fare better than those of the neighbors to the south.
Nov. 9, 2017
European Conference on Xylella Fastidiosa: Finding Answers to a Global Problem
An event at the University of the Balearic Islands will provide a platform for in-depth discussion on the results of research into X. fastidiosa and its vectors, in support of on-going efforts to control the European outbreaks.
Oct. 26, 2017
EU Measure Spares Monumental Trees as New Xylella Cases Emerge
New measures allow replanting trees in the infected area and allow the sparing of uncontaminated monumental olive trees. Meanwhile, new cases of infected plants have appeared further north.
Oct. 23, 2017
Insect Can Be Effective Predator of Meadow Spittlebug Vector of Xylella
An entomologist found evidence that North American insect can be used to limit the presence of Meadows Spittlebugs vectors of the Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO strain on olive trees.
Sep. 19, 2017
UK Calls for Action to Prevent Xylella's Arrival
Environment Secretary Michael Grove said Europe needs to step up its protection to halt the spread of the disease and demanded more checks on high-risk plants.
Aug. 28, 2017
Farmers Battle Xylella Outbreak on Mallorca
Wrenching decisions on how to eradicate the disease are confronting islanders as they imagine a landscape without vegetation. The spread of the disease to mainland Spain is seen as inevitable.
Jul. 7, 2017
Xylella Fastidiosa Threatens Andalusia
A deadly, fast-spreading bacteria that poses a lethal threat to olive trees has been detected on the Spanish mainland for the first time -- putting half of the world's olive oil supply at risk.
Jun. 5, 2017
Study Predicts the Spread of Xylella Pathogen in Olive Trees
A team of ecologists at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the UK have released a study in which they constructed a scientific model which may be able to predict how Xylella fastidiosa will spread.
Dec. 29, 2016
Europe Joins Forces to Fight Xylella Fastidiosa
Under the Horizon 2020 program, the EU has joined 29 international partners in a research project to improve prevention, early detection and control of Xylella fastidiosa.
Dec. 15, 2016
Combined Efforts and Encouraging Outcomes at International Seminar on Xylella Fastidiosa
Researchers and experts attended the international seminar on Xylella fastidiosa held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Bari to examine the current situation and define common measures to combat the disease.
Nov. 27, 2016
Xylella Fastidiosa Bacterium Arrives in Spain
A vicious bacterium that, according to experts, has the potential to devastate Europe's olive harvest has been spotted for the first time on the island of Mallorca during a routine check.
Sep. 15, 2016
FAO Launches Xf Prevention Program in North Africa and Middle East
The program will work to improve the technical capacity of local institutions and farmers and raise awareness on how to prevent the spread of Xf through early detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and phytosanitary measures.
Aug. 25, 2016
Strategy to Contain Xylella Fastidiosa Organically Shows Promise
Researchers used organic substances to stimulate the plant's development of phytoalexins, which are barriers used in its internal war against the pathogen.