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Xylella: register now for research workshop

Experts from the European Union and beyond will meet in November to propose and discuss research initiatives that are needed to further scientific understanding of the Xylella...

Plant health

22 September 2015
Xylella: water treatment effective on grapevines

Hot water treatment (HWT) is a reliable method for controlling Xylella fastidiosa in dormant grapevine planting material, EFSA has concluded. HWT is used successfully to eliminate...

Plant health

2 September 2015
Xylella fastidiosa: frequently asked questions

EFSA has been providing scientific advice to the European Commission on the outbreak of X. fastidiosa in Apulia, southern Italy. What are the main findings, and what happens next? Find...

Plant health

17 July 2015
Plant health: risks linked to import of soil and growing media

EFSA’s plant health experts have investigated the risk of harmful organisms and other non-native species entering the EU via soil or other growing media. The work was requested by...

Plant health

25 June 2015
Biological controls: bud-galling wasp assessed

The bud-galling wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae could be successfully introduced as a biological control agent of the invasive alien plant Acacia longifolia in coastal...

Plant health

23 April 2015
Xylella: new studies assessed

There is currently no scientific evidence to support the suggestion that fungi rather than the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa are the primary cause of the olive quick decline syndrome...

Plant health

17 April 2015
Register for the open PLH plenary meeting – deadline extended

Registration has been extended until 22 May at 2pm (CET) for observers to attend the 27-29 May plenary meeting of EFSA’s scientific Panel on Plant Health (PLH) in Brussels, Belgium. ...

Plant health

8 April 2015
Xylella: risk to EU plants assessed

EFSA has conducted a pest risk assessment and an evaluation of risk reduction options for Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium that is affecting several thousand hectares of olive...

Plant health

6 January 2015
Wasp vs wattle: could biocontrol be a winner for Europe?

The bud-galling wasp may be just a few millimetres long, but some scientists believe this small insect could solve a big European problem. They want to use the wasp –...

Plant health

25 November 2014

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