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.

Author Detail

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    Backus, Elaine
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Dec. 5, 2001 Sharpshooter feeding behavior in relation to transmission of pierce's disease bacterium 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Walker, Andrew; Purcell, Alexander; Backus, Elaine;
Dec. 15, 2002 Sharpshooter feeding behavior in relation to transmission of pierces disease bacterium 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Yan, Fengming; Habibi, Javad; Bennett, William; Civerolo, Ed; Backus, Elaine;
Dec. 15, 2002 Impact of sub-lethal doses of neonicotinoids on glassy-winged sharpshooter feeding and transmission of pierce's disease 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Backus, Elaine; Purcell, Keiko; Walker, Andrew;
Aug. 12, 2003 Sharpshooter feeding behavior in relation to transmission of the pierces disease bacterium 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Yan, Fengming; Habibi, Javad; Bennett, William; Civerolo, Ed; Backus, Elaine;
Aug. 12, 2003 Understanding glassy-winged sharpshooter feeding: gene expression in glassy-winged sharpshooter salivary glands and midguts 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Backus, Elaine; Hunter, Wayne; Habibi, Javad; Dang, P.;
Aug. 12, 2003 Characterization and studies on the fundamental mechanisms of xylella fastidiosa transmission to grapevines by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Hill, Barry; Hashim, Jennifer; Backus, Elaine; Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 7, 2004 Sharpshooter feeding behavior in relation to transmission 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Habibi, Javad; Groves, Russell; Joost, P.; Shugart, Holly; Bennett, William; Civerolo, Ed; Backus, Elaine;
Dec. 7, 2004 Development of an artificial diet for the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Backus, Elaine; Hunter, Wayne; Jones, Walker; Goodman, Cynthia; Coudron, Thomas;
Dec. 7, 2004 Spatial population dynamics and overwintering biology of the glassy-winged sharpshooter in californias san joaquin valley 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Son, Youngsoo; Morgan, David; Larson, Andrew; Johnson, Marshall; Daane, Kent; Backus, Elaine; Groves, Russell;
Dec. 7, 2004 Linking the model of the development of pierces disease in grapevines to an understanding of the dynamics of glassy-winged sharpshooter transmission of xylella fastidiosa to grapevines and grapevine gene expression markers of pierces disease 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Perez, Alonso; Roper, Caroline; Kirkpatrick, Bruce; Greve, Carl; Backus, Elaine; Shackel, Ken; Labavitch, John; Matthews, Mark;
Dec. 7, 2004 The contribution of the pectin-degrading enzyme polygalacturonase (pg) in transmission of xylella fastidiosa to grape and use of pg-inhibitor proteins for transgenic resistance to pierces disease 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Dandekar, Abhaya; Aguero, Cecilia; Shackel, Ken; Perez, Alonso; Roper, Caroline; Kirkpatrick, Bruce; Greve, Carl; Morgan, David; Backus, Elaine; Labavitch, John;
Dec. 5, 2005 Where, when and how do ingestion and other feeding behaviors of the glassy-winged sharpshooter allow inoculation of xylella fastidiosa? 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Joost, P.; Walker, Gregory; Shugart, Holly; Bennett, William; Chen, Jianchi; Miller, Thomas; Backus, Elaine;
Dec. 5, 2005 Development of an artificial diet for the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Patt, Joseph; Backus, Elaine; Hunter, Wayne; Coudron, Thomas; Brandt, Sandra; Wright, Maureen;
Dec. 5, 2005 Spatial population dynamics and overwintering biology of the glassy-winged sharpshooter in californias san joaquin valley 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Johnson, Marshall; Son, Youngsoo; Daane, Kent; Backus, Elaine; Groves, Russell;
Dec. 5, 2005 Linking the model of the development of pierces disease in grapevines to an understanding of the dynamics of glassy-winged sharpshooter transmission of xylella fastidiosa to grapevines and grapevine gene expression markers of pierces disease 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Perez, Alonso; Roper, Caroline; Kirkpatrick, Bruce; Greve, Carl; Backus, Elaine; Shackel, Ken; Labavitch, John; Matthews, Mark;
Nov. 27, 2006 Where, when and how do ingestion and other feeding behaviors of the glassy-winged sharpshooter allow inoculation of xylella fastidiosa? 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Ruzin, Steven; Chen, Jianchi; Miller, Thomas; Backus, Elaine; Dugravot, Sebastien; Reardon, Brendon; Shugart, Holly;
Nov. 27, 2006 The role of glassy-winged sharpshooter salivary enzymes in infection and movement of xylella fastidiosa 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Shugart, Holly; Greve, Carl; Backus, Elaine; Labavitch, John;
Nov. 27, 2006 Spatial population dynamics and overwintering biology of the glassy-winged sharpshooter in californias san joaquin valley 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Son, Youngsoo; Morgan, David; Lynn-Patterson, Kris; Johnson, Marshall; Daane, Kent; Backus, Elaine; Groves, Russell;
Nov. 27, 2006 Linking the model of the development of pierces disease in grapevines to an understanding of the dynamics of glassy-winged sharpshooter transmission of xylella fastidiosa to grapevines and grapevine gene expression markers of pierces disease 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Perez, Alonso; Shugart, Holly; Cocroft, Rex; Kirkpatrick, Bruce; Greve, Carl; Backus, Elaine; Shackel, Ken; Labavitch, John; Matthews, Mark;
Nov. 27, 2006 The contribution of the pectin-degrading enzyme polygalacturonase (pg) in transmission of xylella fastidiosa to grape and the use of pg-inhibiting proteins for transgenic resistance to pierces disease 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Dandekar, Abhaya; Shackel, Ken; Perez, Alonso; Roper, Caroline; Rost, Thomas; Kirkpatrick, Bruce; Matthews, Mark; Greve, Carl; Morgan, David; Backus, Elaine; Labavitch, John;
Dec. 1, 2000 Comparison of ac electronic monitoring and field data for estimating tolerance to empoasca kraemeri (homoptera : cicadellidae) in common bean genotypes Journal of economic entomology Backus, Elaine; Serrano, M.; Cardona, C.;
July 1, 2004 Stylet penetration behaviors of graphocephala atropunctata (signoret) (hemiptera, cicadellidae): epg waveform characterization and quantification Annals of the entomological society of america Backus, Elaine; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Nov. 1, 2005 Stylet penetration by adult homalodisca coagulata on grape: electrical penetration graph waveform characterization, tissue correlation, and possible implications for transmission of xylella fastidiosa Annals of the entomological society of america Backus, Elaine; Habibi, Javad; Yan, F.; Ellersieck, M.;
March 1, 2006 Correlation of stylet activities by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata (say), with electrical penetration graph (epg) waveforms Journal of insect physiology Morgan, David; Backus, Elaine; Joost, P.; Yan, F.;
July 1, 2006 Characterization of digestive proteolytic activity in lygus hesperus knight (hemiptera : miridae) Journal of insect physiology Coudron, Thomas; Brandt, Sandra; Backus, Elaine; Habibi, Javad; Wright, Maureen; Wagner, R.; Huesing, J.;
Nov. 1, 2005 Stylet penetration by adult homalodisca coagulata on grape: electrical penetration graph waveform characterization, tissue correlation, and possible implications for transmission of xylella fastidiosa Annals of the entomological society of america Backus, Elaine; Yan, Fengming; Habibi, Javad; Ellersieck, M.;
March 1, 2006 Correlation of stylet activities by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata (say), with electrical penetration graph (epg) waveforms J insect physiol Morgan, David; Backus, Elaine; Joost, P.; Yan, F.;
June 1, 2003 Sharpshooter feeding behavior in relation to inoculation of pierces disease bacterium, xylella fastidiosa, in grape Phytopathology Backus, Elaine; Habibi, Javad; Yan, F.;
Jan. 1, 2007 Correlations of cibarial and precibarial muscle activities with epg waveforms and excretion in sharpshooter (hemiptera: cicadellidae: cicadellinae) vectors of xylella fastidiosa Journal of insect physiology Backus, Elaine; Dugravot, Sebastien; Reardon, Brendon; Miller, Thomas;
Jan. 1, 2006 Specific stylet activities by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata (say), are correlated with ac epg waveforms Journal of insect physiology Morgan, David; Backus, Elaine; Joost, P.; Yan, F.;