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.
Feb. 5, 2015
Food Safety Authority Warns Bacteria Threatens Olive Trees Across Europe
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) warns that Xylella Fastidiosa could spread from Apulia to olive groves across Europe.
Dec. 8, 2014
Apulia Asks Italian Government for Help with Olive Tree Epidemic
The president of Apulia sent a letter to the Italian Prime Minister for an urgent meeting over the year-long Xylella fastidiosa epidemic.
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Sep. 8, 2014 Production
Univ. of Andalusia Seminar to Focus on Impact of Xylella fastidiosa
Sep. 4, 2014 Production
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Jul. 25, 2014 World
New Strain of Plant Germ Killing Ancient Olive Trees in Italy
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?
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.
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.