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:
    Krugner, R
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Oct. 1, 2008 Olfactory responses of the egg parasitoid, gonatocerus ashmeadi girault (hymenoptera : mymaridae), to host plants infested by homalodisca vitripennis (germar) (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Biological control Krugner, R; Johnson, MW; Daane, KM; Morse, JG;
June 1, 2008 Host specificity of anagrus epos: a potential biological control agent of homalodisca vitripennis Biocontrol Krugner, R; Johnson, MW; Groves, RL; Morse, JG;
Feb. 23, 2009 A new phytoreovirus infecting the glassy-winged sharpshooter (homalodisca vitripennis). Virology. Backus, EA; Krugner, R; Sisterson, MS; Stenger, DC; Hunter, WB;
Feb. 17, 2010 Seasonal population dynamics of homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae) in sweet orange trees maintained under continuous deficit irrigation Journal of economic entomology Krugner, R; Groves, RL; Johnson, MW; Flores, AP; Hagler, JR; Morse, JG;
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;
Feb. 17, 2010 Production of anagrus epos girault (hymenoptera: mymaridae) on homalodisca vitripennis (germar) (hemiptera: cicadellidae) eggs Biological control Krugner, R; Johnson, MW; Morgan, DJW; Morse, JG;
Dec. 1, 2010 Differential reproductive maturity between geographically separated populations of homalodisca vitripennis (germar) in california Crop protection Krugner, R;
Aug. 1, 2010 Estimation of feeding threshold for homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae) and its application to prediction of overwintering mortality Environmental entomology Son, Y; Groves, RL; Daane, KM; Morgan, DJW; Krugner, R; Johnson, MW;