Building on the success of the experiments on canines’ detecting plants’ pathogens, the BeXyl Project supports the Xylella detection dogs’ initiative, started in 2021. The goal is to have a squad of sniffing dogs to detect early stage, asymptomatic Xylella fastidiosa infections. Here is the second episode of our reportage from Italy, “Xylella, ten years after”.
Olive Growers in Apulia: from anger to awareness
On our last visit to Puglia, olive grower Serena Stifani told us how, 10 years after the discovery of the Xylella bacterium on olive trees, farmers have changed their attitude from anger to awareness. It is a story full of pain, but also of hope for the future and a...
