Agroaldea
Much concern in Spain about this new case that confirms the expansion of the olive grove killer bacteria 'xylella fastidosa'.
Alarms go off when a new case of xylella fastidosa is detected in French territory, where the authorities are going to launch an action plan to prevent the spread in Corsica of the bacteria that has been killing olive trees in Italy for two years.
The “Xylella fastidiosa” was detected, for the first time, this week in an ornamental plant in a commercial area in the south of the island. However, In mid-April, another case had already been detected in some coffee plants from Costa Rica.
The prefecture (government delegation) of Ajaccio explained in a statement that the “positive case” of “Xylella fastidiosa” was identified in some Lechera del Cabo plants (Polygala myrtifolia) in a commercial area of the town of Propriano.
This incident has once again set off alarms not only in France, but in Spain, where the possible arrival to the national olive trees is viewed with great concern.
Among the reinforcement measures to prevent this plague implemented by the French Government, On Monday, a sample of the suspected plant was taken and transmitted to the reference laboratory, part CONSIDERED, who confirmed the infection.
The prefect has already launched a series of emergency measures, how to uproot affected plants, disinfection of the area or an epidemiological investigation, before the review of the situation scheduled today by the Regional Council for the Guidance of Animal and Plant Health Policy.
La bacteria, which has caused great mortality in olive trees in the Apulia region, in southern Italy, causing hundreds of thousands of trees to be cut down, It was first detected in France in mid-April, in some coffee plants from Costa Rica that arrived at the Paris food market, in Rungis, and they were quickly destroyed.
In Spain it is feared that its appearance in the olive trees will not take long to arrive, Therefore, many agricultural associations have once again requested forceful measures to avoid what they consider could be 'total ruin'..