Environment
More than 200 confirmed cases of olive ebola in the Balearics
Olive trees are obviously affected, but a lot of almond trees have also been infected | Photo: Archive
Palma11/05/2017 00:00
The regional environment and agriculture ministry has announced that there have been 219 confirmed cases of the xylella fastidiosa bacterium in the Balearics.
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Almonds was Mallorca,s main export. Olives a close second. Oranges, have never featured as an export. As you tour the Island, the Almond and Olive tres are looking to be in a reducing state of life. There are many dead trees. Perhaps the farmers, cannot deal with their fields of problem trees, from lack of money. The Agricultural Authority, needs to urgently assist the farmers.
My once sad looking rose bush, benefited from just a few drops of tea tree oil in a bucket of water.