Xylella, from emergency to management
Integrated Management Strategies for Mitigating Xylella fastidiosa impact in Europe

In a nutshell
The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most threatening plant pathogens in the worldThe BeXyl Project gathers the top worldwide scientists and stakeholders to find new strategies to mitigate the impact of the Xylella fastidiosa outbreaks in the EU

A worldwide project
31 partners from 14 countries and a stakeholder’s board with more than 40 government agencies, NGOs, nurseries, and farmer’s associations

The Goal
creating a community of scientists, citizens, and end-users, such as farmers to policymakers, to shorten the distance between research and on-field applications

The methodology
a multidisciplinary approach to fill the knowledge gaps on Xf and develop practical solutions to manage the outbreaks
Latest Updates
Xylella Files exploring plasmid domains harmful to Xf
On the occasion of the last Xylella Files webinar of the year, on November 21...
Xylella Files presents ‘The Invisibile Fire’, the book about the Xf outbreak in Apulia
On November 7, Daniele Rielli (Italian book author, documentary filmmaker, and...
Xylella Files webinar on the mechanisms of Pierce disease’s mortality
On 24 October, Ana Clara Fanton from Yale University will join the Xylella...
Xf in the Balearics between curse and hope, talk with D. Olmo
After an initial detection of Xylella fastidiosa in 2016, in the following...
Xylella Files webinar on Xf vector resistance to insecticides in California
On 5 October, Cassie Ettinger from UC Riverside will join the Xylella Files...
BeXyl goes local: revitalizing olive growing in Apulia
The BeXyl consortium partner IPSP-CNR and the Università Politecnica delle...
In line with the EU Plant Health Law approach, the BeXyl Project aims to strengthen the two pillars of plant protection: prevention and control
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