date:Oct 11, 2017
In the last two decades, the pest Xylella fastidiosa has infected at least one million almond trees in Majorca. Scientist Eduardo Moralejo, who already warned in 2010 of the presence of the bacterium in the island, now confirms that the pest is behind the crop's high mortality, which was initially attributed to the wood-decay fungus. After four months of research, the biologist concluded that around 150,000 trees have been killed by the bacterium over the last decade, while another 800,000 have