Brussels, 23/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - The arrival in Corsica of the deadly bacterium Xylella fastidiosa which attacks olive trees was confirmed by the Prefecture of the island on Wednesday 22 July, after a case was positively identified in Southern Corsica on Polygala myrtifolia plants in a retail area of the municipality of Propriano.
Before alerting the European authorities and, through this, neighbouring countries, French state agencies will have to find where these ornamental plants...