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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    Ojeda, M
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Sept. 1, 2010 Unraveling the first xylella fastidiosa subsp fastidiosa genome from texas Southwestern entomologist Schreiber, HL; Koirala, M; Lara, A; Ojeda, M; Dowd, SE; Bextine, B; Morano, L;