date:Mar 15, 2017
A number of citrus trees in Malta have been infected with a deadly virus, a surveillance programme has found. The infected trees, originating from Sicily, were discovered in various garden centres following sampling and testing. The monitoring was carried out by the Plant Health Directorate within the Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture with the objective of monitoring the status of pest occurrence.
The directorate activated the contingency plan and carried out the destruction of the infe