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The successful training workshop on the diagnosis of Xylella fastidiosa and identification of insect vectors held in Locorotondo

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A technical workshop on the diagnosis of Xylella fastidiosa and identification of insect vectors, jointly organized by the POnTE and XF-ACTORS projects, was held at CRSFA- Basile Caramia in Locorotondo (Bari), Italy, from 20 to 23 February 2018. The training event hosted 16 Italian trainees, coming from the official/accredited laboratories of several Regional Plant Health Services, for […]

Achievements of the successful training workshop on detection and identification of Xylella fastidiosa held in Angers

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A training workshop on “Detection and identification of Xylella fastidiosa in plants and insects”, organized within the framework of the POnTE project, was held in Angers, France, from 16 to 19 January 2018. The training event hosted 15 international participants for a 4-day laboratory session program. With the objective of building capacity for the early […]

POnTE Project was presented at the Conference “Analysis, planning and financing in a framework of Green Economy” held in Serbia

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POnTE Project was presented at the Conference and Meeting “Analysis, planning and financing in a framework of Green Economy”, held in the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, Belgrade on 5th of February. During her talk, she mentioned POnTE Project and presented aims of the POnTE Project to an audience of different sectors. There were approximately 35 participants […]

EPPO Standard PM 9/25 (1): Bactericera cockerelli and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’

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Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin (2017) 47 (3), 513–523 This Standard describes a national regulatory control system for Bactericera cockerelli and the bacterial pathogen ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ the cause of zebra chip disease in potato. The scope is as follows: Exclusion from the EPPO region of B. cockerelli an efficient vector of ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ within solanaceous crops (e.g. potato, tomato) Eradication of incursions of B. […]

Training Protocols – Detection and identification of Xylella fastidiosa in plant and insects

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The following diagnostic protocols for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in plant and insects have been realised on the occasion of the Diagnostic training workshop ‘Detection and identification of Xylella fastidiosa in plant and insects’ organised on January 16-19, 2018 in Angers (France). The present guide has been prepared by ANSES-Plant Health Laboratory, in collaboration with EPPO.

IVIA researchers test new robotic systems for the early detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’

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In the course of the work carried out within the POnTE WP6 “Field and automated surveillance systems for vector and disease monitoring”, coordinated by Dr. Jose Blasco, a remote-controlled agricultural robot, which is equipped with high-resolution cameras, multispectral visible and infrared cameras and cameras capable of obtaining thermal images, has been developed. The robot travels […]

Delegates of the DG-AGRI visited the Xylella-demarcated areas in Apulia (Italy)

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On January 24, 2018, Filip Busz (Head of the Unit “Italy-Malta”) and Federico Spanu (Officer) of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural development of DG-AGRI visited the area of the Apulia region severely affected by the epidemic spread of Xylella fastidiosa. The visit, organized by Gianluca Nardone, the Head of the Department of Agriculture, Rural and […]