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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

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    Lauziere, I
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
August 01, 2008 Seasonal abundance and spatio-temporal distribution of dominant xylem fluid-feeding Hemiptera in vineyards of central Texas and surrounding habitats Environmental entomology Lauziere, I; Sheather, S; Mitchell, F;
January 01, 2007 Effect of formulated insecticides on Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) and its parasitoid Gonatocerus ashmeadi Girault (Hymenoptera : Mymaridae) Journal of entomological science Lauziere, I; Elzen, G;
February 17, 2010 Life History Studies of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a Vector of Pierce's Disease of Grapevine Annals of the entomological society of america Lauziere, I; Setamou, M;
February 17, 2010 Suitability of Different Host Plants for Oviposition and Development of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Its Implication on Mass Rearing Annals of the entomological society of america Lauziere, I; Setamou, M;
February 17, 2010 Seasonal Increase of Xylella fastidiosa in Hemiptera Collected From Central Texas Vineyards Journal of economic entomology Lauziere, I; Bextine, B; Mitchell, FL; Brady, J;
February 01, 2011 Culture Independent Survey of the Microbiota of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis) Using 454 Pyrosequencing Environmental entomology Lauziere, I; Bextine, B; Hail, D; Dowd, SE;
October 01, 2010 Detection and analysis of the bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, in glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, populations in Texas Journal of insect science Lauziere, I; Mitchell, F; Bextine, B; Brady, J; Hail, D; Marshall, P;
January 01, 2010 Life History Studies of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a Vector of Pierce's Disease of Grapevine Annals of the entomological society of america Lauziere, I; Setamou, M;
July 01, 2011 Age determination of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, using wing pigmentation Journal of insect science Lauziere, I; Bextine, B; Timmons, C; Hassell, A;

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