Pierce's Disease
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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:
    Lopes, JRS
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
August 01, 2008 Transmission efficiency of Xylella fastidiosa by sharpshooters (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) in coffee and citrus Journal of economic entomology Marucci, RC; Lopes, JRS; Cavichioli, RR;
May 01, 2008 Host colonization differences between citrus and coffee isolates of Xylella fastidiosa in reciprocal inoculation Scientia agricola Lopes, JRS; Prado, SD; Demetrio, CGB; Borgatto, AF; Almeida, RPP;
June 01, 2008 Genetic structure and biology of Xylella fastidiosa strains causing disease in citrus and coffee in Brazil Applied and environmental microbiology Lopes, JRS; Almeida, RPP; Nascimento, FE; Chau, J; Prado, SS; Tsai, CW; Lopes, SA;
May 01, 2008 Retention sites for Xylella fastidiosa in four sharpshooter vectors (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) analyzed by scanning electron microscopy Current microbiology Andersen, PC; Marucci, RC; Lopes, JRS; Alves, E; Leite, B; Pascholati, SF;
July 01, 2007 Evaluation of 'Hamlin' sweet orange plus 'Montenegrina' mandarin somatic hybrid for tolerance to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and Xylella fastidiosa Scientia horticulturae Lopes, JRS; Mendes, BMJ; Mourao, FDA; Pavan, A; Calixto, MC; CArdoso, SC; Bergamin, A; de Carvalho, CR;
May 01, 2009 Context-dependent transmission of a generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Daugherty, Matthew; Lopes, JRS; Almeida, RPP;
February 17, 2010 Characterization of electrical penetration graphs of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, in sweet orange seedlings Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Lopes, JRS; Bonani, JP; Fereres, A; Garzo, E; Miranda, MP; Appezzato-Da-Gloria, B;
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 Context-dependent transmission of a generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Lopes, JRS; Almeida, RPP; Daugherty, MP;
October 01, 2010 Strain origin drives virulence and persistence of Xylella fastidiosa in alfalfa Plant pathology Lopes, JRS; Almeida, RPP; Daugherty, MP;
July 01, 2010 Strain-specific alfalfa water stress induced by Xylella fastidiosa European journal of plant pathology Lopes, JRS; Almeida, RPP; Daugherty, MP;
March 01, 2010 Faunistic Analysis of Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Species in Vineyards of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil Neotropical entomology Lopes, JRS; Cavichioli, RR; Ringenberg, R; Botton, M; De Azevedo, WS;
January 01, 2010 Characterization of electrical penetration graphs of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, in sweet orange seedlings Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Lopes, JRS; Bonani, JP; Fereres, A; Garzo, E; Miranda, MP; Appezzato-Da-Gloria, B;