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.

Author Detail

  • Name:
    Miller, TA
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Dec. 1, 2008 Correlations of cibarial muscle activities of homalodisca spp. sharpshooters (hemiptera: cicadellidae) with epg ingestion waveform and excretion Journal of insect physiology Dugravot, S; Backus, EA; Reardon, BJ; Miller, TA;
Oct. 1, 2008 Fate of a genetically modified bacterium in foregut of glassy-winged sharpshooter (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Journal of economic entomology Ramirez, JL; Perring, TM; Miller, TA;
April 1, 2008 Detection of the bacterium, xylella fastidiosa, in saliva of glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca vitripennis Journal of insect science Ramirez, JL; Lacava, PT; Miller, TA;
Oct. 1, 2008 Fate of a genetically modified bacterium in foregut of glassy-winged sharpshooter (hemiptera: cicadellidae). j econ entomol Perring, TM; Ramirez, JL; Miller, TA;
Feb. 17, 2010 Transmission of methylobacterium mesophilicum by bucephalogonia xanthophis for paratransgenic control strategy of citrus variegated chlorosis Journal of microbiology Gai, CS; Lacava, PT; Quecine, MC; Auriac, MC; Lopes, JRS; Araujo, WL; Miller, TA; Azevedo, JL;
Feb. 17, 2010 Diversity of endophytic yeasts from sweet orange and their localization by scanning electron microscopy Journal of basic microbiology Gai, CS; Lacava, PT; Maccheroni, W; Glienke, C; Araujo, WL; Miller, TA; Azevedo, JL;
Aug. 1, 2011 Paratransgenesis as a potential tool for pest control: review of applied arthropod symbiosis Journal of applied entomology Miller, TA;