🦠#XylellaFastidiosa was firstly detected in EU in 2013 in olive trees in Southern Italy 🌿
Since that moment Authorities applied emergency measures to prevent the spread of the disease… As a consequence EU research funds were issued to find solutions to control the bacterium

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1661358269858816001

Plants EFSA (@Plants_EFSA)

🦠#XylellaFastidiosa was firstly detected in EU in 2013 in olive trees in Southern Italy 🌿 Since that moment Authorities applied emergency measures to prevent the spread of the disease… As a consequence EU research funds were issued to find solutions to control the bacterium

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💪Until now a lot of projects funded and knowledge have been produced thanks to @EFSA_EU, @cure_xf, @xf_actors, @BexylP, and the magnific scientific community working on that topic!
What's next? Check the new EFSA #comic series 👉https://europa.eu/!k6YnFy

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1661358272794820608

Kaboom! Blast-off for EFSA plants comic

Don't miss our new comic strip “Fastidious X, the fearsome killer” and join us as we unmask the culprit Xylella fastidiosa, a plant pest causing severe damage to the economy and the environment.

European Food Safety Authority