Xylella fastidiosa found in rosemary plants in Portugal

During the official prospecting work determined by the National Action Plan for the Control of Xylella fastidiosa and its vectors, technicians from the Algarve Regional Directorate of Agriculture confirmed the presence of the bacteria in a sample taken from a batch of rosemary plants in a nursery in the region of Luz de Tavira and Santo Estevão, having carried out an exhaustive survey and collected 122 samples, whose analyzes are taking place at the National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV). Three days later, also during official prospecting, technicians from the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Tagus Valley found the bacteria in a sample taken in a flower bed of rosemary plants in a public space in the urban region of Massamá and Monte Abraão, municipality of Sintra . Here, 44 samples were collected and were also analyzed at INIAV. In both cases, the phytosanitary measures regulated by the European Union were implemented and Demarcated Zones were ...