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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.

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IDENTIFY THE SPECIES OF MYMARIDAE REARED IN ARGENTINA AND MEXICO FOR POTENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO CALIFORNIA AGAINST THE GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER AND PREPARE AND SUBMIT FOR PUBLICATION A PICTORIAL, ANNOTATED KEY TO THE ATER-GROUP SPECIES OF GONATOCERU

  • Author(s): Triapitsyn, Serguei; de Le?n, Jesse; Huber, John; Logarzo, Guillermo;
  • Abstract: At least sixteen species of Gonatocerus were reared in Argentina and Neotropical Mexico from eggs of the proconiine sharpshooters in the course of classical and neoclassical biological control projects against the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) in California. The objectives of this project are to identify them taxonomically and to prepare a pictorial, easy-to-use, annotated key to more than 60 Neotropical species of the ater group of Gonatocerus mymarid egg parasitoids of the proconiine sharpshooters including Homalodisca. Results obtained during the first three months of this new project are being reported.
  • Publication Date: Nov 2006
  • Journal: 2006 Pierce's Disease Research Symposium

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