Modes of action of biopesticides designed to fight Xylella fastidiosa Olive Quick Decline Syndrome is a disease that is devastating olive trees in Apulia, Italy. It is caused by the strain De Donno of Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium which is efficiently transmitted by the xylem-feeding insect Philaenus spumarius (xylem transports...
From disaster survey to design of effective and efficient measures
The objective of BIOVEXO is to develop environmentally sustainable and economically viable plant protection solutions combining Xylella-targeting biopesticides (X-biopesticides) with biopesticides combatting the insect vectors transmitting the bacterium (V-biopesticides) and to make them for ready use in integrated pest management. Whereas in the first months of the project BIOVEXO colleagues...
Not all Xylellas are born equal V
The last blog of this series on Xylella focuses on other plants susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa, i.e. on pecan trees and on coffea species. A small update on olive trees concludes the blog. Fruit trees susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa (updated Oct. 2023) | BIOVEXO compilation Pecan Pecan bacterial leaf scorch...
Not all Xylellas are born equal IV
Following the blogs describing Xylella fastidiosa subspecies attacking grapevine and citrus species, this time we take a look at other fruit trees, at trees of the Prunus family (plums, peaches, apricots…). Fruit trees susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa (updated Oct. 2023) | BIOVEXO compilation Prunus genus Cultivated plants belonging to the genus Prunus are globally widespread....
Not all Xylellas are born equal III
After discussing the overall situation with various subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa and the impact of Xylella on grapevines, the third part in this blog series focuses on other food/fruit plants from the graphics bellow – in particular, citrus species. Fruit trees susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa (updated Oct. 2023) | BIOVEXO compilation Citrus species...
Not all Xylellas are born equal II
This is the second in our blog series about Xylella, one of the most dangerous plant bacteria in the world. Xylella causes a variety of diseases, which have huge economic, societal, and cultural impacts and affect agriculture, rural landscapes, gardens, and the environment. The bacteria live in the plant xylem...
Not all Xylellas are born equal I
The first report about a disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, when the so called “California vine disease” destroyed about 14,000 ha of grapes in the Los Angeles area (that is an area equivalent to almost 20,000 football (soccer) pitches - just...