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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    Hunter, WB
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Oct. 1, 2008 Behavioral model for homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae): optimization of host plant utilization and management implications Environmental entomology Mizell, RF; Tipping, C; Andersen, PC; Brodbeck, BV; Hunter, WB; Northfield, T;
Sept. 1, 2008 Expressed sequence tags from the red imported fire ant, solenopsis invicta: annotation and utilization for discovery of viruses Journal of invertebrate pathology Valles, SM; Strong, CA; Hunter, WB; Dang, PM; Pereira, RM; Oi, DH; Williams, DF;
Sept. 1, 2008 Populations of sharpshooters in two citrus groves in east-central florida as indicated by yellow sticky card traps Florida entomologist Hall, DG; Hunter, WB;
Jan. 1, 2008 Prevalence and natural host range of homalodisca coagulata virus-1 (hocv-1) Archives of virology Hunnicutt, LE; Mozoruk, J; Hunter, WB; Crosslin, JM; Cave, RD; Powell, CA;
Oct. 1, 2007 Molecular profiling of proteolytic and lectin transcripts in homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera : auchenorrhyncha : cicadellidae) feeding on sunflower and cowpea Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology Coudron, TA; Brandt, SL; Hunter, WB;
March 1, 2007 Phytoreovirus-like sequences isolated from salivary glands of the glassy-winged sharpshooter homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Florida entomologist Katsar, CS; Hunter, WB; Sinisterra, XH;
Feb. 1, 2009 Dispersal, patch leaving, and distribution of homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae) Environmental entomology Brodbeck, BV; Andersen, PC; Northfield, T; Mizell, R; Hunter, WB; Riddle TC; Paini DR;
Feb. 23, 2009 A new phytoreovirus infecting the glassy-winged sharpshooter (homalodisca vitripennis). Virology. Backus, EA; Krugner, R; Sisterson, MS; Stenger, DC; Hunter, WB;
Oct. 1, 2008 Behavioral model for homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae): optimization of host plant utilization and management implications. environ entomol. Brodbeck, BV; Andersen, PC; Tipping, C; Mizell, RF; Northfield, T; Hunter, WB;
Feb. 17, 2010 The glassy-winged sharpshooter vector of xylella fastidiosa harbors a phytoreovirus Phytopathology Stenger, DC; Sisterson, MS; Krugner, R; Backus, EA; Hunter, WB;