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What is Pierce's Disease?

Pierce's Disease is a bacterial infection, which is spread by bugs that feed on grapevines, particularly the "glassy winged sharpshooter." Grapevines that become infected with PD can quickly become sick and die.

glassy-winged sharpshooter

Author Detail

  • Name:
    Blua, Matthew
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
December 05, 2001 POTENTIAL OF CONVENTIONAL AND BIORATIONAL INSECTICIDES FOR GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER CONTROL 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Civerolo, Ed; Henneberry, Thomas; Toscano, Nick; Wendel, Lloyd;
December 05, 2001 IMPACT OF SUB-LETHAL DOSES OF NEONICOTINOIDS ON GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER FEEDING AND TRANSMISSION OF PIERCES DISEASE 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
December 05, 2001 IMPACT OF LAYERING CONTROL TACTICS ON THE SPREAD OF PIERCES DISEASE BY THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
December 15, 2002 CONTROL OF IMMATURE AND ADULT GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTERS:EVALUATION OF BIORATIONAL AND CONVENTIONAL INSECTICIDES 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Civerolo, Ed; Henneberry, Thomas; Toscano, Nick; Wendel, Lloyd;
December 15, 2002 SHARPSHOOTER FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO TRANSMISSION OF PIERCES DISEASE BACTERIUM 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Backus, Elaine; Blua, Matthew; Civerolo, Ed; Purcell, Alexander; Yan, Fengming; Habibi, Javad; Bennett, William;
August 12, 2003 CONTROL OF IMMATURE AND ADULT GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTERS: EVALUATION OF BIORATIONAL INSECTICIDES FOR ORGANIC USE 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Civerolo, Ed; Henneberry, Thomas; Toscano, Nick;
August 12, 2003 SHARPSHOOTER FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO TRANSMISSION OF THE PIERCES DISEASE BACTERIUM 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Backus, Elaine; Blua, Matthew; Civerolo, Ed; Purcell, Alexander; Yan, Fengming; Habibi, Javad; Bennett, William;
August 12, 2003 DEVELOPING A METHOD TO DETECT XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA IN THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
August 12, 2003 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TOTAL POPULATION COUNTS OF GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTERS AND NUMBERS OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SAMPLING METHODS 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Coviella, Carlos; Redak, Richard;
August 12, 2003 IMPACT OF A SCREEN BARRIER ON THE INTROGRESSION OF THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER INTO A NURSERY YARD 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard; Hanes, Craig; Bowers, Brad; Crudup, Robert;
August 12, 2003 A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SPECIFIC TO GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER EGG PROTEIN: A TOOL FOR PREDATOR GUT ANALYSIS 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Costa, Heather; Daane, Kent; Fournier, Valarie; Groves, Russell; Hagler, James; de Le?n, Jesse;
August 12, 2003 IMPACT OF LAYERING CONTROL TACTICS ON THE SPREAD OF PIERCE'S DISEASE BY THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
December 07, 2004 QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE TRANSMISSION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA BY THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Miller, Thomas;
December 07, 2004 DEVELOPING A METHOD TO DETECT XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA IN THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
December 05, 2005 QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE TRANSMISSION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA BY THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Miller, Thomas;
November 27, 2006 QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE TRANSMISSION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA BY THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Jackson, Brian;
November 27, 2006 CURTAILING OVIPOSITION BY THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER ON NURSERY PLANTS 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard; Bowers, Brad; Bethke, James; Gutman, George;
November 27, 2006 IDENTIFYING KEY PREDATORS OF THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER IN A CITRUS ORCHARD 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Costa, Heather; Daane, Kent; Fournier, Valarie; Hagler, James; de Le?n, Jesse;
November 01, 2005 Vector transmission of Xylella fastidiosa: Applying fundamental knowledge to generate disease management strategies Annals of the entomological society of america Almeida, Rodrigo; Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Lopes, Joao;
October 01, 2001 Effect of selected insecticides on Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera : Cicadellidae) and transmission of oleander leaf scorch in a greenhouse study Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard; Bethke, James;
January 01, 2001 Range extension of Pseneo punctatus Fox and notes on predation of an introduced sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Say) Pan-pacific entomologist Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard; Yanega, Douglas; Bethke, James; Campbell, K.;
June 01, 2005 A SYBR green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction protocol and novel DNA extraction technique to detect Xylella fastidiosa in Homalodisca coagulata Journal of economic entomology Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Miller, Thomas; Harshman, D.;
June 01, 2004 Evaluation of methods for extracting Xylella fastidiosa DNA from the glassy-winged sharpshooter Journal of economic entomology Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Miller, Thomas; Shaikh, H.; Tuan, S.;
October 01, 2005 Impact of a screen barrier on dispersion behavior of Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard; Campbell, K.;
December 01, 2001 Seasonal flight activity of two Homalodisca species (Homoptera : Cicadellidae) that spread Xylella fastidiosa in southern California Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Costa, Heather; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard;
December 01, 2000 Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to oleander by the glassywinged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata Hortscience Blua, Matthew; Costa, Heather; Redak, Richard; Bethke, James;
January 01, 2004 The biology of xylem fluid-feeding insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa and their relation to disease epidemiology Annual review of entomology Andersen, Peter; Blua, Matthew; Mizell, Russell; Purcell, Alexander; Redak, Richard; Lopes, Joao;
October 01, 2003 Dispersion of Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae), a vector of Xylella fastidiosa, into vineyards in southern California Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David;
January 01, 1999 A new sharpshooter threatens both crops and ornamentals. California agriculture Blua, Matthew;
October 01, 2005 Impact of a screen barrier on dispersion behavior of Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) J econ entomol Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard; Campbell, K.;

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