Brussels, 13/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - In a context of heightened vigilance, a myrtle-leaf milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia) in a shrub-land area in the commune of Nice has been identified as showing possible symptoms of Xyella fastidiosa.
The presence of the bacterium, which has devastated olive groves in Italy, was confirmed on 12 October. Given the strong epidemiological similarity with cases found in Corsica since the end of July, “the state authorities in the Alpes-Maritimes have,...