Xylella update: still no cure, control measures crucial
EFSA has updated its assessment of the risks posed by Xylella fastidiosa to plants and crops in the European Union. The new assessment provides new insights and conclusions on controlling existing outbreaks of this pest and preventing further spread in the EU....
Xylella fastidiosa in Tuscany (Italy): typing of the strains revealed the occurrence of a novel sequence type – ST87
In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS the genetic characterization of the strains cultured from different hosts identified in the outbreak discovered last December in Tuscany, has been completed revealing that a single and novel genotype – denoted “Sequence Type...
Exploitation of research projects outcomes: the ongoing program for monitoring and control of Xylella-vectors in the demarcated area of Apulia (southern Italy)
The identification of the first European vectors of Xylella fastidiosa, studies on their biology and host preference have been deeply investigated in the last three years in the framework of a dedicated procurement funded by EFSA and within several tasks of the H2020...
ACLI RACALE presents the pilot project “Resilience”, an information desk for supporting growers in the area affected by Xylella fastidiosa
ACLI Racale Cooperative, a partner of the POnTE Project, opens today an information desk in the framework of Resilience, a local pilot initiative. This information point is located in the “hotspot” of the Xylella-infected area of Apulia (southern Italy) and aims to...
Testing antimicrobial peptide against Xylella
After the preliminary tests carried out in vitro to evaluate the efficacy of different antimicrobial peptides to inhibit the growth of Xylella fastidiosa, experiments have been now started on infected olive plants. In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS, and funded...
Students from the University of Louvain visiting areas affected by Xylella in Apulia
A group of students from the Université catholique de Louvain, leaded by Prof. Claude Bragard, was hosted early this week in Bari (Italy) by the research teams of CNR-IPSP, UNIBA and CIHEAM. The students during the short visit had the opportunity to visit olive groves...
Collection of data and information on biology and control of vectors of Xylella fastidiosa
Authors: Francesco Di Serio Nicola Bodino Vincenzo Cavalieri Stefano Demichelis Michele Di Carolo Crescenza Dongiovanni Giulio Fumarola Gianni Gilioli Emilio Guerrieri Ugo Picciotti Elisa Plazio Francesco Porcelli Matteo Saladini Martina Salerno Anna Simonetto...
Update of the Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Xylella fastidiosa in the EU territory
Authors: EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Marie-Agne s Jacques, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A...
Guidelines for the prevention, eradication and containment of Xylella fastidiosa in olive-growing areas
Authors: Catalano, L., Shoki, A.-D., Boscia, D. and Martelli, G.P. Published: 2019 Abstract: The guidelines provide detailed information on: the disease, its symptoms, the vector and outlines specific strategies for the implementation of a contingency programme...
