A key strategy in reducing Xylella fastidiosa infection in olive trees is to limit transmission of the pathogen by the xylem-sap feeding Philaenus spumarius (‘meadow spittlebug’). This polyphagous insect is the main Xf-vector in Italy and on almond in Mallorca and is widespread throughout Europe.

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Deliverable 2.2 reports on the lab testing of the consortium’s V-biopesticides in order to obtain a protocol with the optimal concentration ranges, application methods and application parameters. 

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A vegetable extract, a by-product from the food industry not suitable for human consumption, and two bacterial beneficial endophytes are under testing in open field conditions. 

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The objective of BIOVEXO is to develop an environmentally sustainable and economically viable plant protection solution combining Xylella-targeting biopesticides with biopesticides combatting the insect vectors transmitting the disease and to make them for ready use in integrated pest management.

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