Although in Ralda+Friends we like to tell you happy stories, this time we need to share one which makes us very unhappy. It is about the first Spanish case of “Xylella Fastidiosa” in Manacor (Majorca, Balearic Islands), a harmful bacterium for a many kind of trees, especially olive trees. Spanish and international media have reported the discovery of a sub-species of the bacteria in a sample of cherry trees during the first days of November. The trees were in a local garden centre and soon the finding triggered the alerts on public officials as well as on farmers. Only three...