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Xylella fastidiosa / page 19

European Union flags displayed in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Apr. 2, 2015

Lack of Consensus on EU Measures to Stop Outbreak in Salento

Experts from the 28 EU member states in failed to reach a consensus on the measures to contain the spread of the bacterium.

An ancient olive tree with a thick, gnarled trunk and green foliage against a clear sky. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Mar. 31, 2015

What Will Save Salento's Olive Trees?

Is uprooting the only option to save Apulia's olive groves? In Italy, there's a growing outcry against proposed measures to stem a deadly bacteria.

A row of olive trees with thick trunks and green foliage in a grove setting. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Mar. 22, 2015

Europe Proposes Cutting Down Millions of Olive Trees in Italy to Fight Outbreak

The proposed measures would include eradication, buffer zones and a strict limit on the movement of young trees.

Microscopic view showing various bacteria on a textured surface under magnification. - Olive Oil Times
Man with short gray hair and a neutral expression at a public gathering with people in the background. - Olive Oil Times
Black and white scanning electron microscope image showing bacteria on a surface. - Olive Oil Times
Logo featuring the text 'Universidad Internacional de Andalucía' in various colors and fonts. - Olive Oil Times
Rolling hills of Tuscany with cypress trees and a farmhouse under a golden sunset. - Olive Oil Times
Close-up image of a green insect with a shiny body resting on a leaf. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Aug. 25, 2014

Blight Continues to Threaten Olive Crops in Italy

Widespread bacterial infection has already destroyed thousands of olive trees across Italy’s Puglia region.

Olive trees with green foliage in a natural landscape under sunlight. - Olive Oil Times
World

Jul. 25, 2014

New Strain of Plant Germ Killing Ancient Olive Trees in Italy

A new strain of lethal plant germ Xylella fastidiosa combined with fungi and an insect are blamed for the disease destroying century-old olive groves in Italy.

Man wearing a checkered shirt and holding bags while standing outdoors in a green area. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Mar. 29, 2014

Expert Says Eradication of New Olive Tree Disease in Europe Unlikely

Will Italy be able to eradicate the disease which has already devastated 8,000 ha of olive groves in Lecce? And what is the risk of the plant pathogen spreading elsewhere in Europe?

Row of olive trees in a dry, open field with a distant slope in the background. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Feb. 17, 2014

Europe Acts to Stop Spread of Olive Tree Killer

The European Union has banned the movement of some plants out of the Lecce, in Italy’s Apulia region, to help prevent the spread of the devastating disease which has already infected hundreds of olive trees there.

Two individuals working in an olive grove, preparing to harvest olives with green tarps. - Olive Oil Times
Production

Dec. 3, 2013

Europe Puzzled by Olive Tree Epidemic

Scientists are trying to determine how to prevent the spread of the devastating disease killing olive trees in southern Italy.

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