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The insects potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in mainlad France and Corsica

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT J.-F. GERMAIN ANSES , Laboratoire de la santé des Végétaux, Unité entomologie et plantes invasives, 755 avenue du campus agropolis, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France Conference: AFPP-4ème conférence sur l’entretien des jardins, espaces végétalisés et infrastructures Toulouse (France) – 19 et 20 octobre 2016 Abstract The Xylella fastidiosa bacterium was first identified in Europe first […]

Philaenus spumarius: diagnostic features

Philaenus spumarius: diagnostic features by Jean-François GERMAIN Anses, laboratoire de la santé des végétaux, unité entomologie et plantes invasives 755 avenue du campus Agropolis, CS 30016, FR-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex jean-francois.germain@anses.fr Download .pdf

Xylella fastidiosa detected for the first time in Spain, on cheery trees in Mallorca

On November 10, 2016 the Government of the Balearic Island (GOIB) has officially announced the first detection of the quarantine pathogen Xylella fastidiosa in Spain, in the town of Manacor on the island of Mallorca. In the framework of routine inspections, three sweet cherry trees, growing in an open air nursery center in Porto Cristo (Mallorca) were […]

Society, science, and Facebook: Xylella fastidiosa as a case study

Christian Colella, an Italian graduate student, wrote a very interesting article on the connection of science, the public, and social media platforms, using the X. fastidiosa epidemic in Italy as a case study. To download the article click here. Here are a few comments about the article from Colella for context: This article was originally written for the […]