Pierce's Disease
Research Updates

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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

Maintain and evaluate quarantine cultures of Gonatocerus spp., promising egg parasitoids from Argentina and Mexico, for the classical biological control of the glassy-winged sharpshooter in California.

PIs: Mark Hoddle

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Funding Sources:

  • Funded by: CDFA - Pierce's Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board
  • Budget: $22,500
  • Start date: July 01, 2005
  • Stop date: June 30, 2006
  • Status: APPROVED