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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

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    Miller, TA
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
December 01, 2008 Correlations of cibarial muscle activities of Homalodisca spp. sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with EPG ingestion waveform and excretion Journal of insect physiology Dugravot, S; Backus, EA; Reardon, BJ; Miller, TA;
October 01, 2008 Fate of a genetically modified bacterium in foregut of glassy-winged sharpshooter (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) Journal of economic entomology Miller, TA; Ramirez, JL; Perring, TM;
April 01, 2008 Detection of the bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, in saliva of glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis Journal of insect science Miller, TA; Ramirez, JL; Lacava, PT;
October 01, 2008 Fate of a genetically modified bacterium in foregut of glassy-winged sharpshooter (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). j econ entomol Miller, TA; Ramirez, JL; Perring, TM;
February 17, 2010 Transmission of Methylobacterium mesophilicum by Bucephalogonia xanthophis for Paratransgenic Control Strategy of Citrus Variegated Chlorosis Journal of microbiology Miller, TA; Azevedo, JL; Araujo, WL; Lopes, JRS; Lacava, PT; Gai, CS; Quecine, MC; Auriac, MC;
February 17, 2010 Diversity of endophytic yeasts from sweet orange and their localization by scanning electron microscopy Journal of basic microbiology Miller, TA; Maccheroni, W; Azevedo, JL; Araujo, WL; Lacava, PT; Gai, CS; Glienke, C;
August 01, 2011 Paratransgenesis as a potential tool for pest control: review of applied arthropod symbiosis Journal of applied entomology Miller, TA;

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