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, Joao
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
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;
April 01, 2001 Multiplication and movement of a citrus strain of Xylella fastidiosa within sweet orange Plant disease Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander; Lopes, Joao; Pereira, E.;
May 01, 2004 Leaf symptoms on plum, coffee and citrus and the relationship with the extent of xylem vessels colonized by Xylella fastidiosa Journal of phytopathology Leite, Breno; Lopes, Joao; Alves, E.; Marucci, C.;
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;
April 01, 2006 In situ probing of Xylella fastidiosa in honeydew of a xylem sap-feeding insect using 16S rRNA-targeted fluorescent oligonucleotides Environmental microbiology Lopes, Joao; Tsai, S.; Rodrigues, J.; Silva-Stenico, M.; Souza, A.;
March 01, 1999 Development of immature stages of Dilobopterus costalimai Young, Oncometopia facialis (Signoret) and Homalodisca ignorata Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on citrus Anais da sociedade entomologica do brasil Almeida, Rodrigo; Lopes, Joao;
July 01, 2003 Detection and diversity assessment of Xylella fastidiosa in field-collected plant and insect samples by using 16S rRNA and gyrB sequences Applied and environmental microbiology Lopes, Joao; Tsai, S.; Silva-Stenico, M.; Rodrigues, Jorge; Gomes, J.;
November 01, 2005 Influence of Xylella fastidiosa infection of citrus on host selection by leafhopper vectors Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Lopes, Joao; Marucci, Rosangela; Vendramim, J.; Corrente, J.;
April 01, 2006 In situ probing of Xylella fastidiosa in honeydew of a xylem sap-feeding insect using 16S rRNA-targeted fluorescent oligonucleotides Environ microbiol Lopes, Joao; Tsai, S.; Rodrigues, J.; Silva-Stenico, M.; Souza, A.;
June 01, 2003 Feeding and survival of citrus sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on host plants Florida entomologist Lopes, Joao; Milanez, Jose; Parra, Jose; Custodio, Isabel; Magri, Denise; Cera, Christina;
January 01, 2004 Geostatistical characterization of the spatial distribution of Xylella fastidiosa sharpshooter vectors on citrus Neotropical entomology Lopes, Joao; Roberto, Sergio; Perecin, Dilermando; Faria, Paulo;
November 15, 2004 Feeding site preference of Dilobopterus costalimai Young and Oncometopia facialis (Signoret) (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) on citrus plants Neotropical entomology Lopes, Joao; Marucci, Rosangela; Vendramim, J.; Corrente, J.;
June 01, 2003 Relationship between leaf symptoms and the proportions of xylem-colonized vessels of plum, coffee and citrus colonized by Xylella fastidiosa Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Lopes, Joao; Alves, E.; Pascholati, S.; Marucci, Rosangela;
May 01, 2003 Weeds as alternative hosts of the citrus, coffee, and plum strains of Xylella fastidiosa in Brazil Plant disease Lopes, Joao; Fernandes, N.; Lopes, Silvio; Marcussi, S.; Torres, S.; Souza, V.; Fagan, C.; Franca, S.;
May 01, 2002 Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa by Acrogonia virescens and Homalodisca ignorata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) to citrus plants Summa phytopathologica Lopes, Joao; Miranda, Vicente; Yamamoto, Pedro; Roberto, Sergio; Pria, Wolney; Felippe, Marcos; Teixeira, Diva;