First European detection of Xylella fastidiosa in a apricot-tree in the province of Alicante
On November 12 the Conselleria de Agricultura, Medio Ambiente, Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Rural reported 201 new positive results for Xylella fastidiosa in the province of Alicante, Spain. Most of them, 193, correspond to almond trees, 4 to Polygala myrtifolia, 2...
Xylella fastidiosa in Corsica
The results of an official inter-ministerial joint mission, to gather information on the situation of Xylella fastidiosa and the implications for the transition of Corsica from eradication measures to containment measures, have been published by the French Ministry of...
Xylella: updated the list of hosts, up to 563 plant species now included in the EFSA database
The European Food Safety Authority published two scientific reviews updating the current knowledge and understanding on Xylella fastidiosa. The first document, published in July 2018 provides an update on the pest categorisation of Xylella fastidiosa. It contains the...
Italy’s olive crisis intensifies as deadly tree disease spreads
On November 14, journalist Alison Abbott published a second article this year on the continuous expansion of the spread of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in southern Italy, where infections are devastating ancient olive trees and entire olive groves. The journalist...
Capacity building and awareness raising seminars on Xylella fastidiosa
In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS the partner CIVI-ITALIA, an Italian Association of nursery consortia and Union of fruit producers, is organizing a series of technical seminars to update growers and nurserymen on the latest legislative provisions on...
Implemented the EU legislative measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread of Xylella fastidiosa
Enforcement of the New Regulatory Requirements for the movement of plants of Polygala myrtifolia. Read the full document on the Official Journal of the European Union or find it in our Legislation...
Xylella fastidiosa in olive in Apulia: where we stand
Authors: Maria Saponari, Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Giuliana Loconsole, Donato Boscia, Pasquale Saldarelli. Published: November 2018 Abstract: A dramatic outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa decimating olive was discovered in 2013 in Apulia, Southern Italy. This pathogen is a...
Using insects to detect, monitor and predict the distribution of Xylella fastidiosa: a case study in Corsica
Authors: Astrid Cruaud, Anne-Alicia Gonzalez, Martin Godefroid, Sabine Nidelet, Jean-Claude Streito, Jean-Marc Thuillier, Jean-Pierre Rossi, Sylvain Santoni & Jean-Yves Rasplus Published: October 23, 2018 Abstract: We sampled ca 2500 specimens of Philaenus...
European Research on Emerging Plant Diseases | Book of abstracts
Authors: XF- ACTORS and POnTE * Published: October 24, 2018 Proceedings: This publication collects all the contributions presented during the 2nd Joint Annual Meeting of the POnTE and XF-ACTORS projects in Valencia (Spain), on the emerging plant diseases targeted by...
