There are different types of olive tree diseases and pests of lesser or greater impact depending on different factors. The olive tree climate and other important aspects such as varietal resistance and the nutritional status of the olive tree, They influence the response of the olive tree to diseases.
The incidence of pests or diseases can affect the farmer in several ways:
Reduce the harvest.
Depreciate the value of the olive.
Harm the quality of olive oil obtained.
Weaken or even dry the olive trees.
The treatments and control measures should be designed to control insect populations and protect olive trees preventively against fungi.
The most harmful insect pests in olive growing are: Olive fruit fly, Prays and Black scale on olive tree.
Inside the Fungi: Olive peacock spot, Verticilosis and Anthracnose.
Bacteria: Olive knot disease and more recently Xylella fastidiosa.
Insects with secondary incidence in the olive tree: Borer, Glifodes, Olive bud mite, Euzophera pinguis, Violet scale, Euphyllura olivina, Otiorrinco, Arañuelo, Ceramida.
Within the secondary fungi we have: Plumbizo repilo, Bold, Sphaeropsis dalmatica, Leprosy and olive rot.
Nematodes: Meloidogyne incognita.
Olive trees can also be affected by weather and soil conditions (root asphyxiation).
For the control and treatment of different pests and diseases of the olive tree, it is essential, to know the biological cycle of pathogens.
Thus, we can know exactly the behavior of the plague and act at the time in which it is most sensitive.
Olive cultivation requires multiple knowledge. These are necessary to effectively manage the multiple pests or natural enemies that the farmer faces.
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Published articles on diseases are the result of efforts to simplify and improve understanding of the effects of pests on the olive grove. This information has been synthesized from various publications of national and international organizations. Always trying to provide the most accurate and truthful information possible.
NOTICE: The information presented here is of a general nature and may vary depending on multiple factors. It is advisable to receive advice from technicians and researchers from our cultivation area. This will help us in a more precise control of diseases and pests of the olive tree.
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