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From the Ground Up
Texas Wine Industry April 19, 2013“It’s a matter of trying to find the right varieties of grapes that really grow in the right regions of the state,” says Texas A&M Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences ...
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Extra-curriculars enhance students' high school experience
InsideHalton.com Nov. 15, 2012GWSS has many teams in which student can be involved, including basketball, football, volleyball, field hockey and cross country to name a few. Sports teams are important to help students become physically active and help promote a healthy lifestyle ...
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Fresno County targets grape pest in Easton
Fresno Bee Oct. 9, 2012Fresno Bee Fresno County targets grape pest in Easton Fresno Bee The county has been fighting the glassy-winged sharpshooter for more than a decade and has managed to keep the pest from infesting commercial vineyards. Grape growers fear the pest because it can carry the vine-killing Pierces disease ...
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Fresno County attacks grape pest in Easton
Fresno Bee Oct. 9, 2012Fresno Bee Fresno County attacks grape pest in Easton Fresno Bee The county has been fighting the glassy-winged sharpshooter for more than a decade and has managed to keep the pest from infesting commercial vineyards. Grape growers fear the pest because it can carry the vine-killing Pierces disease ...
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Glassy-winged sharpshooter, grape industry pest, found in Lemoore
Fresno Bee Sept. 22, 2012Fresno Bee Glassy-winged sharpshooter , grape industry pest, found in Lemoore Fresno Bee A glassy-winged sharpshooter , one of the grape industrys most feared pests, has been found in Kings County. The single insect was recently caught in a trap at a home in the northeast Lemoore area. This week, a ...
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Glassy-winged sharpshooter, grape industry pest, found in Lemoore
Fresno Bee Sept. 21, 2012Fresno Bee Glassy-winged sharpshooter , grape industry pest, found in Lemoore Fresno Bee A glassy-winged sharpshooter , one of the grape industrys most feared pests, has been found in Kings County. The single insect was picked up in a trap at a home in northeast Lemoore. It is only the second sharp ...
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A new tool for studying insect-plant warfare
Phys.Org June 8, 2012A new way to wire up a young adult glassy-winged sharpshooter, an insect that can inject Pierces disease bacteria into grapes as it feeds, is helping ARS scientists better understand how plant-feeding insects do so much damage ...
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Campaign aims to keep the glassy-winged sharpshooter out of Napa County
Vallejo Times-Herald May 5, 2012Campaign aims to keep the glassy-winged sharpshooter out of Napa County Vallejo Times-Herald "If the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter ever gets into Napa County, it will most likely not be on county-inspected commercial grape or nursery stock shipments, but in the car of a gardener who has bought a plant ...
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Different kinds of spirits in Orange County
TheRecordLive.com May 2, 2012Texas wines, however, are having a tough go of it because of a malady named Pierces Disease is striking vineyards. With Pierces Disease , the grapes may be fine the first year, but the vine will die the second year and become useless ...
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Guarding Grapevines with Genes
Wine Spectator March 13, 2012Guarding Grapevines with Genes Wine Spectator Scientists have created a vine gene that can kill Pierces disease , but will consumers accept wine from genetically modified vines? Its been more than a decade since the last major outbreak of Pierces disease devastated grapevines in California, ...
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Grape vineyard a nifty addition to neighborhood
Your Houston News Feb. 29, 2012Grape vineyard a nifty addition to neighborhood Your Houston News Texas grape vines have been plagued with Pierces Disease which is an insect-transmitted disease which will cause serious blockages in the vines xylem (equivalent to blood vessels in humans). Researchers from Los Alamos National Labor ...
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Supervisors to consider extending agreement to fight crop pest
Porterville Recorder Feb. 27, 2012Supervisors to consider extending agreement to fight crop pest Porterville Recorder The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider extending an agreement with the US Department of Agriculture that would provide $570000 in funding for an area-wide glassy-winged sharpshooter manageme ...
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Vintners adapt to changes
Northern Virginia Daily Feb. 25, 2012Vintners adapt to changes Northern Virginia Daily Warmer temperatures are bringing some "disfavored" effects, like Pierces disease , he said. "Its a bacterial disease of grapes, and its lethal to the vines," Wolf said. "Historically, its been in the southeastern part of the state, and weve seen a . ...
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In the garden: Make gardening fun
San Antonio Express Feb. 24, 2012In the garden: Make gardening fun San Antonio Express These varieties have resistance to Pierces disease , which eliminates most other grapes in the first three years. If you prefer to use a natural organic granulated fertilizer formulation, this would be the ideal time to apply on your lawn at an ...
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Genetic one-two punch may fight Pierce's disease in grapes
TheGrower Feb. 22, 2012A genetic one-two punch may keep Pierces disease , a deadly threat to the California winegrape industry, down for the count. University of California, Davis, plant sciences professor Abhaya Dandekar led the study into using two immune system defenses ... and more ...
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Sharpshooter finds on nursery plants are lowest in a decade
California Farm Bureau Feb. 21, 2012California Farm Bureau Sharpshooter finds on nursery plants are lowest in a decade California Farm Bureau The Pierces Disease /Glassy-winged Sharpshooter board said the pest detections on more than 44000 nursery stock shipments were the lowest number since the start of the inspection program nearly ...
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California wines get major boost against Pierce's disease
Western Farm Press Feb. 21, 2012California wines get major boost against Pierces disease Western Farm Press Researchers have found a way to protect wine, despite the potential attack of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a bacterium that causes Pierces disease and poses a significant threat to the California wine industrys valuable grapevi ...
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A Pierce's Disease breakthrough?
Central Valley Business Times Feb. 21, 2012A Pierces Disease breakthrough? Central Valley Business Times After years of research, science may have had a breakthrough in efforts to combat the deadline grapevine killer known as Pierces Disease . Currently, there is no remedy once a vine is infected. In some parts of Southern California, the i ...
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No money for flood control in Obama budget
Napa Valley Register Feb. 15, 2012No money for flood control in Obama budget Napa Valley Register Whitmer said he wasnt sure if the budget continued a trend of reducing funding for eradicating the glassy-winged sharpshooter . Last year, federal money for that program was reduced by $2.6 million. The sharpshooter infests some grape ...
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State drops funds to fight light brown apple moth
Napa Valley Register Feb. 14, 2012State drops funds to fight light brown apple moth Napa Valley Register The real threat to Napa County agriculture, according to Whitmer, remains the glassy-winged sharpshooter that spreads Pierces disease . Thats the pest that keeps Whitmer awake at night. “The level of Pierces disease is at the le ...
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REGION: Inland areas face spraying for pest
Press-Enterprise Feb. 9, 2012Then the glassy-winged sharpshooter attacked Inland vineyards and oleanders (the blight wiped out the ubiquitous oleanders along California freeways). In 2003, the regions pine forests were attacked by the bark beetle, leaving miles of trees dead and ... and more ...
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GW's cannabis-based mouth spray gains Austrian OK for MS spasms
FierceDrugDelivery Feb. 8, 2012is your source for breaking news and insider analysis on the bio/pharmaceutical drug delivery industry. Sign up today to receive your FREE "insiders only" weekly email briefing! British drug developer GW Pharmaceutical will debut its ... and more ...
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Texas wine industry suffering after budget cuts
WOAI Jan. 31, 2012Especially cuts in research to prevent problems like Pierces disease - a devastating bacteria carried by bugs. Holmberg put it this way. "You dont want to see that slip because there are things that will not be good for growing grapes in Texas. and more ...
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State cuts affecting Texas wine industry
WOAI Jan. 31, 2012Especially cuts in research to prevent problems like Pierces disease - a devastating bacteria carried by bugs. Holmberg put it this way."You dont want to see that slip because there are things that will not be good for growing grapes in Texas. and more ...
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On the whole, milder winter works in favor of the 2012 grape crop
Patriot-News Jan. 29, 2012(blog) "In southern regions, such as North Carolina and southern Virginia, is Pierces Disease . To decrease the spread of that disease, its really preferable that we get a couple of nights below 15 degrees to try and keep that disease in check ...
