In response to widespread Xylella infections in Apulia and the Balearic Islands, containment measures like removing infected plants and controlling vector populations are being implemented. Ongoing BIOVEXO field trials with selected biopesticides have shown promising results, and the completion of these trials is awaited to confirm their effectiveness against the...
BIOVEXO at the IPM Conference 2024 in Brussels
The BIOVEXO team, featuring members from the coordinators RTDS Association and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, recently represented the project at the IPM Conference 2024, titled "Holistic IPM: Reducing Pesticide Use."
BIOVEXO goes to Porto!
The BIOVEXO project consortium met at Porto, Portugal from 22nd-26th Jan, 2024 to to decide on the project activities for the upcoming year. Jonathan Clark, reports on the events and the way forward of the project.
BIOVEXO goes to Alicante
Wrap-up from a Consortium Meeting and Field Trip to Alicante on April 20-22nd, 2022. Alicante is a historic Mediterranean port and the coast around it is a famous vacation place both for Spaniards and for the rest of Europe. The main crops grown in the province of Alicante are citrus...
Xylella Forum 2.0 ES
Miércoles 20 de abril 2022, Alicante. El BIOVEXO Xylella Forum: “Status quo, expectativas e investigación” tuvo lugar en el hotel Maya de Alicante, al que asistieron más de 50 participantes de distintos países. La inauguración del evento corrió a cargo de Stephen Webb, RTDS y coordinador del proyecto BIOVEXO que...
Xylella Forum 2.0
Wednesday, April 20th 2022, Alicante. The BIOVEXO Xylella Forum: “Status quo, expectations and research” took place at the Maya Hotel in Alicante, attended by approximately fifty participants from various countries. The event was inaugurated by Stephen Webb, RTDS and coordinator of the BIOVEXO project, who thanked the attendees for their...
BIOVEXO ready for large scale trials
BIOVEXO is happy to announce that it has just achieved its further two milestones, i.e. it has successfully selected and secured biopesticides for its large-scale field trials against Xylella fastidiosa that will start in March 2022 in olive and almond orchards in Italy and Spain. BIOVEXO researchers Enza Dongiovanni, CRSFA,...
BIOVEXO goes to Mallorca II
BIOVEXO goes to Mallorca II 2nd part of the report from BIOVEXO trip to Mallorca on Dec. 1-3rd, 2021. Mallorca - an island of diversity As an introduction to Mallorca and its diversity, two pictures illustrate it all: Centuries of human settlement - Palma de Mallorca Rural landscape with almond...
BIOVEXO goes to Mallorca I
BIOVEXO goes to Mallorca I 1st part of the report from BIOVEXO trip to Mallorca on Dec. 1-3rd, 2021. Mallorca - a dream island? Mallorca should need very little introduction to most Europeans: a warm Mediterranean island ca. 250 km east of Spain, known for its diverse architecture, including from...
BIOVEXO Scientific poster
Scientific poster for conferences and events explaining the basics of BIOVEXO project.