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Efforts to combat tiger mosquito using sterilised insects expand in France
More French towns are set to adopt the innovative technique next spring
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Electric ants infestations spread in south of France
Var department is at the epicentre of the battle to rid France of the invasive species
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Are spiders currently ‘invading’ French homes?
The arrival of autumn means larger species are more commonly spotted
Killer bacteria fear on Corsica olive groves
Infected for the first time
Olive trees and wild oléastres in the maquis in Corsica have been infected for the first time with the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria that has already wiped out 15% of Italian olive production.
It is spread by sap-sucking insects and controls could mean uprooting trees. Work is now being carried out to check if the bacteria is a killer strain.
