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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    Blua, Matthew
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Dec. 5, 2001 Potential of conventional and biorational insecticides for glassy-winged sharpshooter control 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Wendel, Lloyd; Toscano, Nick; Civerolo, Ed; Blua, Matthew; Akey, David; Henneberry, Thomas;
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 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 Control of immature and adult glassy-winged sharpshooters:evaluation of biorational and conventional insecticides 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Wendel, Lloyd; Toscano, Nick; Civerolo, Ed; Blua, Matthew; Akey, David; Henneberry, Thomas;
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;
Aug. 12, 2003 Control of immature and adult glassy-winged sharpshooters: evaluation of biorational insecticides for organic use 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Toscano, Nick; Civerolo, Ed; Blua, Matthew; Akey, David; Henneberry, Thomas;
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 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 A monoclonal antibody specific to glassy-winged sharpshooter egg protein: a tool for predator gut analysis 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Fournier, Valarie; de Leon, Jesse; Groves, Russell; Akey, David; Hagler, James; Daane, Kent; Costa, Heather;
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 Quantitative aspects of the transmission of xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Miller, Thomas;
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;
Dec. 5, 2005 Quantitative aspects of the transmission of xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Miller, Thomas;
Nov. 27, 2006 Quantitative aspects of the transmission of xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Jackson, Brian; Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew;
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;
Nov. 27, 2006 Identifying key predators of the glassy-winged sharpshooter in a citrus orchard 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Blua, Matthew; Costa, Heather; Akey, David; Hagler, James; Fournier, Valarie; de Leon, Jesse; Daane, Kent;
Nov. 1, 2005 Vector transmission of xylella fastidiosa: applying fundamental knowledge to generate disease management strategies Annals of the entomological society of america Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Lopes, Joao;
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.;
June 1, 2005 A sybr green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction protocol and novel dna extraction technique to detect xylella fastidiosa in homalodisca coagulata Journal of economic entomology Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Harshman, D.; Miller, Thomas;
June 1, 2004 Evaluation of methods for extracting xylella fastidiosa dna from the glassy-winged sharpshooter Journal of economic entomology Bextine, Blake; Blua, Matthew; Shaikh, H.; Tuan, S.; Miller, Thomas;
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;
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, 2003 Dispersion of homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera : cicadellidae), a vector of xylella fastidiosa, into vineyards in southern california Journal of economic entomology Blua, Matthew; Morgan, David;
Jan. 1, 1999 A new sharpshooter threatens both crops and ornamentals. California agriculture Blua, Matthew;
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.;