Olive Trees Dying in Italy

From the BBC news:

The Xylella fastidiosa bacteria also threatens citrus fruit and vineyards.
The Commission says at least 10% of the 11 million olive trees in Lecce are infected. It wants Italy to destroy infected trees and restrict any trade in species vulnerable to the disease.
New emergency measures are to be proposed by the Commission this week.
Thousands of hectares of olives are affected by the outbreak - a major worry for Italy, which is the EU's second biggest olive oil producer after Spain.

What a mess.
This is a serious problem to the economy in Italy which is already not great.
It is also a huge tragedy to lose so many very old olive trees. They grow very slowly and it takes about 15 years before you get the first fruit.

Thank you for posting this information Vicky.
This is a true disaster to the environment.
I hope that they will be able to contain this disease and find a cure for the affected trees.