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:
    Groves, RL
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Aug. 1, 2008 Distribution and management of citrus in california: implications for management of glassy-winged sharpshooter Journal of economic entomology Sisterson, MS; Yacoub, R; Montez, G; Grafton-Cardwell, EE; Groves, RL;
Aug. 1, 2008 Seasonal population dynamics of draeculacephala minerva (hemiptera : cicadellidae) and transmission of xylella fastidiosa Journal of economic entomology Cabrera-La Rosa, JC; Johnson, NW; Civerolo, EL; Chen, J; Groves, RL;
June 1, 2008 Effects of citrus and avocado irrigation and nitrogen-form soil amendment on host selection by adult homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Environmental entomology Nadel, H; Seligmann, R; Johnson, MW; Hagler, JR; Stenger, DC; Groves, RL;
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;
March 1, 2008 Effects of almond leaf scorch disease on almond yield: implications for management Plant disease Sisterson, MS; Chen, JC; Viveros, MA; Civerolo, EL; Ledbetter, C; Groves, RL;
Aug. 1, 2007 Behavioral responses of homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera : auchenorrhyncha : cicadellidae) on four vitis genotypes Environmental entomology Fritschi, FB; Rosa, JCCL; Lin, H; Johnson, MW; Groves, RL;
July 1, 2007 Alfalfa as an important inoculum source of xylella fastidiosa Phytopathology Sisterson, MS; Thammiraju, SR; Daane, K; Groves, RL;
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 Winter curing of prunus dulcis cv 'butte,' p. webbii and their interspecific hybrid in response to xylella fastidiosa infections Euphytica Ledbetter, CA; Chen, JC; Livingston, S; Groves, RL;
Feb. 17, 2010 Influences of temperature on homalodisca vitripennis (hemiptera: cicadellidae) survival under various feeding conditions Environmental entomology Son, Y; Groves, RL; Daane, KM; Morgan, DJW; Johnson, MW;
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;
July 1, 2010 Epidemiology of diseases caused by xylella fastidiosa in california: evaluation of alfalfa as a source of vectors and inocula Plant disease Sisterson, MS; Thammiraju, SR; Lynn-Patterson, K; Groves, RL; Daane, KM;