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Oct. 30, 2019
EFSA Presenting Xyllela Research at Corsica Conference
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and other E.U.-funded projects are presenting the latest research on Xylella fastidiosa at a conference in Corsica this week.
Oct. 16, 2019
Europe Releases List of Priority Plant Pests
The E.C. has released its priority plant pests list ahead of the Plant Health Law that comes into effect on December 14.
Sep. 23, 2019
Italy's New Agriculture Minister Pledges to Stem Spread of Xylella
At a meeting with olive oil industry representatives, Teresa Bellanova expressed her commitment to curb the spread of the bacterium, help affected famers and millers, and maintain a constant dialogue with Brussels.
Sep. 23, 2019 World
Researchers Chart Pest Sightings in Effort to Protect Against Xylella
Sep. 12, 2019 Production
Six Years With No Cure: The Continuing Consequences of Xylella
Sep. 8, 2019 News Briefs
Sep. 5, 2019 News Briefs
Italy Failed to Fulfil Obligations to Prevent Spread of Xylella, EU Court Finds
Sep. 4, 2019 News Briefs
Australian Woman Pleads Guilty to Importing Plants Known to Carry Xylella
Aug. 19, 2019
Xylella Fastidiosa Could Be Contained With Better Monitoring
New data from the Sbarro Health Research Organization suggest that even 100 percent compliance to the present uprooting containment strategy would only partially stop the spread of Xyella fastidiosa in Italy.
Jul. 22, 2019
Use of Fungus Found Effective Against Carriers of Xylella
The preliminary results of a field trial show that the Beauveria bassiana fungus reduced the number of meadow spittle bugs, which carry Xylella fastidiosa, by 80 percent.
Jul. 11, 2019
Xylella Fastidiosa Appears in Israel
The notorious crop-waisting scourge, Xylella fastidiosa appears in Israel, but it’s not yet time to panic.
Jun. 11, 2019
Europe Updates Xylella Risk Assessment
An update to EFSA's 2015 assessment concludes the plant disease has not been eradicated, but control measures have contained its spread.
May. 22, 2019
Charges Dropped Against Scientists in Lecce Xylella Case
Researchers and officials who were charged in 2015 have been acquitted but are still blamed for omissions and mismanagement. Part of the investigation will be continued by prosecutors in Bari.
May. 6, 2019
Thousands of Jobs Lost in Italian Olive Oil Sector, Farmers Group Warns
Coldiretti says 100,000 jobs have been lost in the olive oil supply chain as adverse weather and Xylella fastidiosa crippled the country’s olive oil yield.
Apr. 5, 2019
UN Issues New Standards to Curb Spread of Xylella
Updated fumigation standards, new ground rules for international trade in agricultural products and the development of new technologies to screen plants and plant products for diseases were among the standards approved by the body.
Apr. 3, 2019
Scientists Map Risk of Exposure to Xylella
The study showed that southern Spain and other temperate locations between 40 and 50 degrees latitude are at the greatest risk for the spread of Xylella fastidiosa.
Feb. 18, 2019
Protesters Demand Aid for Olive Growers
The Orange Vests movement organized a demonstration in Rome to ask the government ad hoc measures for the Apulian and national olive oil sector.
Jan. 11, 2019
Testing New Ways to Plant Olive Groves Near Madrid
Polycultural olive groves are coming to the Community of Madrid. A new operational group hopes their implementation will increase profits and safeguard against disease.
Jan. 2, 2019
Bari Meeting on Xylella Lays Down Joint Action Plan
The International Olive Council and the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies organized a seminar with the goal of consolidating a common action plan against Xf.
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
Puglia Mandates Pesticides In Fight Against Xylella, Sparking Protests
To combat the spread of the olive-killing Xylella fastidiosa bacterium, Italian agricultural officials are telling farmers to use pesticides to kill the disease's vectors, three spittlebugs, but this mandate has sparked protests and outrage.