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New Tool Could Stop the Spread of Main Xylella Fastidiosa Vector

New Tool Could Stop the Spread of Main Xylella Fastidiosa Vector Using sound vibrations, researchers may be able to disrupt the mating of spittlebugs in olive groves. Agriculture groups are calling for more research. Photo by Cain Burdeau for Olive Oil Times Mar. 15, 2021 A team of Italian researchers has devel­oped a new tool to com­bat Xylella fas­tidiosa. It aims at dis­turb­ing spit­tle­bug mat­ing, which is one of the main vec­tors of the bac­te­ria. Xylella fas­tidiosa is a deadly pathogen that has infected 21 mil­lion olive trees spread over 183,000 hectares across south­ern Italy, accord­ing to the Italian agri­cul­tural asso­ci­a­tion, Coldiretti.

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