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:
    Daugherty, MP
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Feb. 17, 2010 Estimating xylella fastidiosa transmission parameters: decoupling sharpshooter number and feeding period Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Daugherty, MP; Almeida, RPP;
Feb. 17, 2010 Temperature mediates vector transmission efficiency: inoculum supply and plant infection dynamics Annals of applied biology Daugherty, MP; Bosco, D; Almeida, RPP;
Feb. 17, 2010 Context-dependent transmission of a generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Lopes, JRS; Daugherty, MP; Almeida, RPP;
Oct. 1, 2010 Strain origin drives virulence and persistence of xylella fastidiosa in alfalfa Plant pathology Lopes, JRS; Daugherty, MP; Almeida, RPP;
July 1, 2010 Strain-specific alfalfa water stress induced by xylella fastidiosa European journal of plant pathology Daugherty, MP; Lopes, JRS; Almeida, RPP;
June 1, 2010 Vector within-host feeding preference mediates transmission of a heterogeneously distributed pathogen Ecological entomology Daugherty, MP; Lopes, J; Almeida, RPP;
Oct. 1, 2011 Grapevine genotype susceptibility to xylella fastidiosa does not predict vector transmission success Environmental entomology Rashed, A; Daugherty, MP; Almeida, RPP;
Oct. 1, 2011 Vector preference for hosts differing in infection status: sharpshooter movement and xylella fastidiosa transmission Ecological entomology Daugherty, MP; Rashed, A; Almeida, RPP; Perring, TM;