news and research about Pierce's Disease

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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    Redak, Richard
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Dec. 5, 2001 Impact of sub-lethal doses of neonicotinoids on glassy-winged sharpshooter feeding and transmission of pierces disease 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Redak, Richard; Blua, Matthew;
Dec. 5, 2001 Mating behavior of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Redak, Richard; Hunt, Randy;
Dec. 5, 2001 Seasonal changes in the glassy-winged sharpshooters age, structure, abundance, host plant use and dispersal 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Workman, Juliana; Coviella, Carlos; Luck, Robert; Redak, Richard;
Dec. 5, 2001 Impact of layering control tactics on the spread of pierces disease by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Dec. 15, 2002 Mating behavior of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Redak, Richard; Hunt, Randy;
Dec. 15, 2002 Seasonal changes in the glassy-winged sharpshootersage structure, abundance, host plant use, and dispersal 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Garcia, Juliana; Coviella, Carlos; Luck, Robert; Redak, Richard;
Aug. 12, 2003 Developing a method to detect xylella fastidiosa in the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Aug. 12, 2003 Relationships between total population counts of glassy-winged sharpshooters and numbers obtained from various sampling methods 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Coviella, Carlos; Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Aug. 12, 2003 Impact of a screen barrier on the introgression of the glassy-winged sharpshooter into a nursery yard 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Morgan, David; Hanes, Craig; Bowers, Brad; Crudup, Robert; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Aug. 12, 2003 Pesticide screening against the glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata (say), using commercially available biorational, organic, and reduced risk pesticides 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Redak, Richard; Bethke, James;
Aug. 12, 2003 Toward a standardized treatment protocol to eliminate glassy-winged sharpshooter egg masses in commercial nursery stock 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Nursery, Bordiers; Nursery, Monrovia; Redak, Richard; Bethke, James;
Aug. 12, 2003 Impact of layering control tactics on the spread of pierce's disease by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Dec. 7, 2004 Developing a method to detect xylella fastidiosa in the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Nov. 27, 2006 Curtailing oviposition by the glassy-winged sharpshooter on nursery plants 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Bowers, Brad; Bethke, James; Gutman, George; Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard;
Oct. 1, 2001 Effect of selected insecticides on homalodisca coagulata (homoptera : cicadellidae) and transmission of oleander leaf scorch in a greenhouse study Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard; Bethke, James;
Jan. 1, 2001 Range extension of pseneo punctatus fox and notes on predation of an introduced sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata (say) Pan-pacific entomologist Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard; Yanega, Douglas; Bethke, James; Campbell, K.;
Oct. 1, 2005 Impact of a screen barrier on dispersion behavior of homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard; Campbell, K.;
Dec. 1, 2001 Seasonal flight activity of two homalodisca species (homoptera : cicadellidae) that spread xylella fastidiosa in southern california Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard; Costa, Heather;
Dec. 1, 2000 Transmission of xylella fastidiosa to oleander by the glassywinged sharpshooter, homalodisca coagulata Hortscience Blua, Matthew; Redak, Richard; Bethke, James; Costa, Heather;
Aug. 1, 2006 Feasibility of tracking within-field movements of homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera : cicadellidae) and estimating its densities using fluorescent dusts in mark-release-recapture experiments Journal of economic entomology Luck, Robert; Redak, Richard; Garcia, Juliana; Jeske, D.; Coviella, Carlos;
Jan. 1, 2004 The biology of xylem fluid-feeding insect vectors of xylella fastidiosa and their relation to disease epidemiology Annual review of entomology Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Andersen, Peter; Mizell, Russell; Redak, Richard; Lopes, Joao;
Oct. 1, 2005 Impact of a screen barrier on dispersion behavior of homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera: cicadellidae) J econ entomol Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David; Redak, Richard; Campbell, K.;
July 1, 2003 The identity and reinstatement of homalodisca liturata ball and phera lacerta fowler (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Proceedings of the entomological society of washington Redak, Richard; Burks, R.;