The famous olive trees of Puglia are ravaged by disease – here's how we can save them

Monday, April 13, 2015 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

A common, humble field bug is spreading a disease that has already infected millions of olive trees in Italy. Olive and citrus fruit crops throughout the Mediterranean are threatened, yet there has been a collective failure to recognise the danger and take decisive action.

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