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News archives for 2011
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COLUMN:A fruity, nutty time of year
South Carolina Now on January 9, 2011For instance, muscadine grapes will grow and produce many years in South Carolina but bunch-type grapes have a problem called Pierce's disease and will only ... and more...
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Alabama wineries, Auburn University researchers team up to seek better vines ... - The Birmingham News
The Birmingham News - al.com on January 16, 2011(blog) Caused by a bacterium with the tongue-twisting name Xylella fastidiosa , PD makes grape leaves turn brown and crisp at the edges...
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Perissos Vineyard and Winery Aims To Join The Top Rank of Texas Wineries
D Magazine on January 19, 2011On the other hand, he was intrigued to hear of experiments being conducted by other Texas wineries to defeat the destructive effects of Pierce's Disease...
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CDFA Cuts in Brown Budget Plan
California Farmer on January 24, 2011Also, a percentage of the $4.18 million of state's cost-sharing dollars to control the spread of Pierce's disease will likely be reduced. ... and more...
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County wants glassy-winged sharpshooter out of SLO neighborhood
San Luis Obispo Tribune on January 25, 2011The glassy-winged sharpshooter is considered a serious threat to the county's multimillion-dollar wine industry because it spreads bacteria that cause a ... and more...
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Brown's proposed budget finds less room for agriculture
California Independent Voter Network on January 26, 2011Likely to be on the chopping block are state cost-sharing dollars to control the spread of Pierce's disease , a bacterial infection spread by insects which...
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Texas: There's Wine in Them Thar Hills
Eater National on February 7, 2011(blog) It would take decades and warfare with Pierce's Disease —a bacterial vine plague long considered the biggest inhibitor to successful production in the...
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Business News: Week of Feb. 7
North Bay Business Journal on February 7, 2011Napa Valley's Spring Mountain Vineyard installed 700 bluebird houses throughout its vineyards since 2008 to protect against the glassy-winged sharpshooter...
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Buy local to avoid a pest infestation
Santa Ynez Valley News on February 10, 2011Most people in our area remember the glassy-winged sharpshooter that is the vector for Pierce's Disease , a potential disaster for the wine-grape industry...
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Report From 19th Annual Gulf Coast Grape Growers Field Day: Gulf Grape Growers ...
D Magazine on February 15, 2011It is the glassy-winged sharpshooter . The leafhopper insect is the principal spreader of Pierce's disease, a fatal disease to vinifera vines (the vines used ... and more...
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Washington budget slashing worries farmers
Central Valley Business Times on February 22, 2011That's an increase of $10 million to address the light brown apple moth but includes a reduction in efforts for the glassy-winged sharpshooter . Research funding would also see decreases — from $1.25...
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Federal budget may include cuts affecting farmers
California Farm Bureau on February 22, 2011That's an increase of $10 million to address the light brown apple moth but includes a reduction in efforts for the glassy-winged sharpshooter . Research funding would also see decreases—from $1.25 b...
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Eddie McGuire rejects Sheedy invitation to play in Blacktown celebrity game
The Daily Telegraph on February 16, 2011KEVIN Sheedy has continued his baiting of Eddie McGuire, saying Collingwood fans are too scared to watch their team play in Greater ... and more...
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GWS's scathing memo to Eddie McGuire
The Daily Telegraph on February 14, 2011I hope you don't mind mate but I've been telling everyone up here in Sydney that we had a fight last week over that 'land of the falafel' ... and more...
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GWS's dirty little secrets
The Daily Telegraph on February 11, 2011The three wise men who know the names of the players who are likely to walk away from their current club at the end of the AFL season and join the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Led by football manag...
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Italian Grapes, American Tastes: Assessing New World Aglianico and Montepulciano
Palate Pres on February 28, 2011With its history of Pierce's Disease and Phylloxera, the area's hot climate presents a number of challenges. Nevertheless, people grow wine grapes all over the LA area. Some grow syrah and others gro...
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Secretary sharpens budget-cutting ax
Capital Press on March 3, 2011For example, the plan cuts nearly $2.5 million from the $11.56 million currently budgeted for border inspection stations, $1.12 million from the Pierce's Disease management program that now receives ...
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San Luis Obispo neighborhood treated for pests
San Luis Obispo Tribune on March 5, 2011Jennifer Steele, left, and James Moore, technicians with the county's Agriculture Department, treat a backyard citrus tree for the glassy-winged sharpshooter in The Arbors neighborhood...
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County supervisors to choose members of new redistricting committee
Visalia Times-Delta on March 14, 2011Vote to approve an agreement for the county to receive a $1 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture to continue running the local Area Wide Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Management Program. ...
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Sniffing out trouble
Stockton Record on March 14, 2011The state has notably taken on the Mediterranean fruit fly, glassy winged sharpshooter and European grapevine moth, among others, in often expensive eradication programs. As one check against such in...
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The Vineyard at Florence. A New Winery Starts With Years of Experience
D Magazine on March 14, 2011These varieties have traditionally had as their primary virtue their resistance to Pierce's Disease , which is widespread in the state. Furthermore, these vines are pre-pubescent, in winemaking terms...
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IPM Specialist Frank Zalom named recipient of prestigious award
Western Farm Press on March 15, 2011The Zalom lab has responded to six important pest invasions in the last decade, with research projects on glassy-winged sharpshooter , olive fruit fly, a new biotype of greenhouse whitefly, invasive ...
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San Mateo County pest inspection programs could face cuts
San Francisco Examiner on March 24, 2011(Mike Koozmin/The Examiner) San Mateo County's efforts to prevent the glassy-winged sharpshooter , the gypsy moth and other harmful pests from damaging a $150 million agricultural industry may take a...
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Defining Sustainability: A Concept of Varied Means
Palate Pres on March 28, 2011For example, Pierce's Disease is a huge problem in Texas and thus pesticide standards there would understandably be more lenient than elsewhere. But a proliferation of different standards will only c...
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Garden Clippings It's all about good eating
Tampa Bay Newspapers on April 1, 2011Unfortunately, the virus Pierce's disease kills some types of traditional bunch grapes. The University of Florida has developed a new hybrid muscadine crossed with a bunch grape, Southern Home, that ...
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Sharpshooter always a concern
Napa Valley Register on April 2, 2011The sharpshooter's sucking may not even harm the plant seriously, but as the insect moves from one plant to the next, it spreads the bacteria that cause Pierce's disease . As these bacteria multiply,...
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Budget cuts worry wine industry
Sulphur Springs Country World News on April 5, 2011Though funding for the Texas Pierce's Disease Research and Education program at Fredericksburg is not affected by the loss of funds in the TDA budget, that program is at risk from another direction. ...
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'Opus' wows 'Vino' lovers
Napa Valley Register on April 21, 2011Several in the audience were excited to hear that UC Davis is currently experimenting with a crossing of cabernet sauvignon and a native American variety, Vitis Arizonica, to create a variety resista...
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New Technique Improves Sensitivity Of PCR Pathogen Detection
Medical News Today on April 22, 2011(press release) However, Bio-PCR also improves detection of slow-growing pathogens such as Xylella fastidiosa , responsible for Pierce's disease of grapes and leaf scorch of shade trees. In studies w...
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Invasive Moths Cause Concern for Grape Growers
Patch.com on April 22, 2011“We're looking for European Grapevine Moth {orange traps} and also gypsy moths, Mediterranean fruit fly, Japanese beetles, glassy-winged sharpshooter , and the light brown apple moth,” according to S...
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Florida researcher working on disease-resistant grapes
Southeast Farm Press on April 28, 2011Many popular grape varieties are susceptible to disease in Florida, especially the bacterial malady called Pierce's disease , because the state's weather is hot and humid during much of the growing s...
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UF researcher's work takes Florida a step closer to disease-resistant grapes
FreshPlaza on April 27, 2011Many popular grape varieties are susceptible to disease in Florida, especially the bacterial malady called Pierce's disease , because the state's weather is hot and humid during much of the growing s...
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Commentary: Why Farm Bureau endorsed Sen. Dianne Feinstein
California Farm Bureau on May 3, 2011Feinstein has utilized her years of experience in the Senate to fight against invasive and destructive pests like the Mediterranean fruit fly, glassy-winged sharpshooter , Mexican fruit fly, Asian ci...
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Texas Twitter Tuesday Recap – May 3
Examiner.com on May 4, 2011It's a grape that seems to be resistant, if not immune, to Pierce's disease . Dry Comal Creek makes three wines from Black Spanish. Drought has a big effect on wine grapes and the Black Spanish in 08...
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Texas Twitter Tuesday Recap – May 3
Examiner.com on May 4, 2011It's a grape that seems to be resistant, if not immune, to Pierce's disease . Dry Comal Creek makes three wines from Black Spanish. Drought has a big effect on wine grapes and the Black Spanish in 08...
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A tribute to California Marsanne
San Francisco Chronicle on May 13, 2011(blog) The plant material hailed from Bonny Doon's Randall Grahm, who provided it from the vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains that he would eventually lose to Pierce's disease . What Grahm gave Lin...
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Wines from the hea(r)t of Texas
Napa Valley Register on May 13, 2011Secondly, they've learned to live with Pierce's Disease and the glassy-winged sharpshooters, which are native to the area. They use insecticides to kill the bugs. The systemic compounds applied throu...
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Ross: tax extensions necessary to stave off ag department cuts
Capital Press on May 17, 2011The agency also stands to lose much of its funding for fighting Pierce's Disease , an insect-borne condition that damages vineyards, Ross said. The agency is already on the hook for cutting a third o...
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'Don't friend the bug'
Napa Valley Register on May 21, 2011Dave Whitmer, Napa County agricultural commissioner, said, “If the glassy-winged sharpshooter ever gets into Napa County, it will most likely not be on commercial grape or nursery stock shipments but...
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Wine industry fights off moths while on alert for sharpshooters
Napa Valley Register on May 23, 2011As the battle against the European grapevine moth continues, county officials are mounting another campaign against a pest that has yet to gain a foothold in the valley - the glassy-winged sharpshoot...
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Texas Needs More Wine
Palate Pres on June 1, 2011“We've made significant advances in the control of the glassy-winged sharpshooter such that if you were to ask now, the answer you would probably get would be the late spring freeze or hail.” Aside f...
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Knights of a table that serves wine
Washington Post on May 31, 2011But it has also helped gain funding for specialty crop research and federal resources to fight the glassy-winged sharpshooter , a vine pest that nearly devastated California's grape industry and has ...
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County Agriculture Commissioner to Retire After 21 Years
Patch.com on June 18, 2011One of Carl's proudest accomplishments as Sacramento County Agriculture Commissioner is winning a nearly decade-long battle against the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter , an insect that often carries a cro...
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Sacramento County agriculture commissioner to retire
Sacramento Bee on June 15, 2011In 2009, he helped eradicate the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter , which can devastate grapevines, almonds, alfalfa and stone fruit. Carl and his wife are moving to Oregon to be closer to his two granddau...
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HERB BENHAM: Heard it through the grapevine that they're here to stay
Bakersfield Californian on June 19, 2011Pierce's disease ? No chance. The grapevines have withstood dust storms, brutally foggy winters, Biblical floods, drought, human error and about any other tool in the malevolent cosmic toolbox. The o...
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Shots for wine
Cosmos on June 20, 2011Reducing wine merchants to ripping their own crops out of the ground in desperation, Pierce's disease had the potential to leave vineyards devastated. Erick Falcón investigates the effort behind vacc...
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County Agriculture Commissioner Retires After 21 Years
Patch.com on June 20, 2011One of Carl's proudest accomplishments as Sacramento County Agriculture Commissioner is winning a nearly decade-long battle against the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter , an insect that often carries a cro...
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Will Grapegrowers and Consumers Accept GMO Wines?
Palate Pres on June 27, 2011The work is motivated in part by the goal of profitably growing grapes in Florida, an endeavor historically plagued by unmanageable Pierce's Disease , but Dr. Gray sees benefits for growers of both w...
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Uncorked: Local winery set to expand across the state
Anniston Star on June 29, 2011The major reason vinifera does not survive in our area is Pierce's Disease , a bacterial infection spread by bugs that feed on grapevines. Because Pierce's is a global problem, UC Davis has used gene...
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GWS's mail dominance
The Daily Telegraph on July 5, 2011NEW Penrith supremo Phil Gould will approach the NRL for urgent help in the heightening turf war against GWS, which stepped-up its offensive with a mail-box blitz to children across the city's west. ...
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Gould's SOS over GWS
Herald Sun on July 5, 2011NEW Penrith supremo Phil Gould will approach the NRL for urgent help in the heightening turf war against GWS, which stepped-up its offensive with a mail-box blitz to children across the city's west. ...
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STATE: CDFA deploys tiny wasps to help fight light brown apple moth
Lake County News on July 4, 2011“We've been using them for many years to help protect California's grapevines from the glassy-winged sharpshooter , for example.” The LBAM is native to Australia and is known to damage crops as well ...
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California ag department unleashes stingerless wasps to fight apple moth
The Salinas Californian on July 2, 2011"We've been using them for many years to help protect California's grapevines from the glassy-winged sharpshooter , for example." The moth is native to Australia and is known to damage crops as well ...
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California enlists wasps to fight apple moth
The Packer on July 1, 2011“We've been using them for many years to help protect California's grapevines from the glassy-winged sharpshooter , for example,” Ross said. Native to Australia, the light brown apple moth was first ...
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Gould's SOS over GWS
The Daily Telegraph on July 5, 2011NEW Penrith supremo Phil Gould will approach the NRL for urgent help in the heightening turf war against GWS, which stepped-up its offensive with a mail-box blitz to children across the city's west. ...
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Tiny wasp joins California's effort to combat LBAM
Western Farm Press on July 7, 2011“We've been using them for many years to help protect California's grapevines from the glassy-winged sharpshooter , for example.” The LBAM is native to Australia and is known to damage crops as well ...
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Texas has first grape harvest of 2011
Your Houston News on July 13, 2011In addition, we need a grape that is immune from Pierce's disease which is transmitted when these ugly bugs called Glassy Winged Sharpshooters bite the vines for their juices in the grape vines, simi...
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Huffman Vineyards offers wine for every palate
Jacksonville Daily News on July 19, 2011Lee said many grape varieties will not grow in North Carolina because of Pierce's disease , a bacterial infection spread by bugs that feed on grapevines. He recently planted Norton “pod” grapes and h...
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A pesky problem: State looking at program to improve pest management
Enterprise-Record on July 18, 2011Jesse Svetlich (right) takes a swing with his net at a glassy-winged sharpshooter as fellow worker Pao Her (left) looks into his net in this July 13, 2001 file photo. The California Department of Foo...
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State budget cuts sap fight against grapevine killer
Central Valley Business Times on July 20, 2011California's Pierce's Disease Control Program, which is trying to eliminate a pest that's killing the state's vineyards, is taking a $3.06 million cut thanks to the all-cuts state budget that went in...
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Budget cuts hinder fight against ag pest
Stockton Record on July 21, 2011State budget cuts took a $4.2 million bite out of a decade's long effort to stem the spread of and find a cure for Pierce's disease , a fatal grapevine infection, farm officials said. And it raised c...
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Folau set for GWS's clash with Swans
The Canberra Times on July 21, 2011Code-hopping Greater Western Sydney star Israel Folau will tackle Sydney's reserves this weekend after enjoying his first major break from the AFL classroom. Folau has worked hard to learn the intric...
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Thumbs -- Published July 26, 2011
Stockton Record on July 26, 2011The state chopped $4.2 million out of the effort to find a cure for Pierce's disease, a fatal grapevine disease, and to stem the pest that spreads the disease, the glassy-winged sharpshooter . The ef...
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Keep up the work
Stockton Record on July 26, 2011The state chopped $4.2 million out of the effort to find a cure for Pierce's disease, a fatal grapevine disease, and to stem the pest that spreads the disease, the glassy-winged sharpshooter . The ef...
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UC Davis Extension announces fall wine courses
Insurance News Net on July 30, 2011(press release) This year's topics include: breeding grapevines for Pierce's Disease resistance, controlling grape fungal disease such as powdery mildew and Botrytis bunch rot diseases, the grape gro...
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SJ County ag profits drop again
Modesto Bee on August 6, 2011Hudson spent time discussing with the board three pests — the light brown apple moth, European grapevine moth and glassy-winged sharpshooter — that, if left uncontrolled, could decimate the county's ...
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County ag value dips
Stockton Record on August 3, 2011Hudson spent time discussing three pests in particular with the board - the light brown apple moth, European grapevine moth and glassy-winged sharpshooter - that, if left uncontrolled, could decimate...
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Stanislaus farming, child support programs pay off
Modesto Bee on August 3, 2011They found one glassy-winged sharpshooter and one case of red imported fire ants. One in four children in the United States receives child support. Four in 10 children in the United States don't live...
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Viticulture briefs
Santa Rosa Press Democrat on July 31, 2011This year's agenda includes the latest on certification and sustainability for Sonoma County grape growers, weed management strategies, new research findings on Pierce's Disease and protocols and pro...
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Texas grape crop staying sweet
Sulphur Springs Country World News on August 8, 2011One thing that's not a problem for most vineyards during the drought -- and this might be the best news of all for vineyards -- is that the glassy winged sharpshooter , which carries the dreaded Pier...
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Joshua Siskin: Attract butterflies to your garden with the right plants
Los Angeles Daily News on August 13, 2011To control oleander leaf scorch, a bacterial disease that is spread by the glassy-winged sharpshooter insect, radical oleander pruning is recommended. According to Ted Batkin, a plant disease expert,...
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Up The Valley: What happens in St. Helena
Napa Valley Register on August 18, 2011Some are hard to fathom: Forestville, for example, is called the “Poison Oak Capital of the World,” which would be like calling ourselves the “Home of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter .” I've always th...
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State ag chief sees waning support
Stockton Record on August 17, 2011General-fund support has been slashed for programs to battle the red, imported fire ant, glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierce's disease, for example. Many such programs now rely on funds from the US...
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Ag chief focuses on essentials
Modesto Bee on August 17, 2011The cuts included all of the state support for county fairs and some of the effort against pests such as the red imported fire ant and the glassy-winged sharpshooter . "There are a lot of programs th...
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Is this your year to go 'native?'
Napa Valley Register on August 24, 2011Is this your year to go native? Napa Valley Register To prevent the spread of the glassy-winged sharpshooter , purchase your plants from Napa County nurseries. The Napa County Agriculture Department ...
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Ag chief focuses on essentials
Modesto Bee on August 16, 2011Modesto Bee Ag chief focuses on essentials Modesto Bee The cuts included all of the state support for county fairs and some of the effort against pests such as the red imported fire ant and the glass...
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Stanislaus farming, child support programs pay off
Modesto Bee on August 2, 2011Stanislaus farming, child support programs pay off Modesto Bee They found one glassy-winged sharpshooter and one case of red imported fire ants. One in four children in the United States receives chi...
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UC Davis Extension announces fall wine courses
Insurance News Net on July 29, 2011UC Davis Extension announces fall wine courses Insurance News Net (press release) This years topics include: breeding grapevines for Pierces Disease resistance, controlling grape fungal disease such ...
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Temecula Valley wines a work in progress
Los Angeles Times on August 26, 2011Temecula Valley wines a work in progress Los Angeles Times However, setting aside Pierces disease and the prevailing party atmosphere, challenges remain. Problems with hygiene, brettanomyces and vola...
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Frank Zalom Primed For Presidency of Entomological Society of America
Patch.com on September 6, 2011The Zalom lab has responded to six important pest invasions in the last decade, with research projects on glassy-winged sharpshooter , olive fruit fly, a new biotype of greenhouse whitefly, invasive ...
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Bamboo is beautiful, but can be messy
Sun-Sentinel on September 18, 2011You can try Suwannee or Lake Emerald, which resist Pierces disease and grow without grafting. Grapes will require spraying for fungal problems. Spykes Grove Nursery in Davie, 954-583-0426, carries gr...
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Stopping them at the border
Stockton Record on September 22, 2011Stopping them at the border Stockton Record One example: the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a pest blamed for the spread of Pierces Disease in grapes. That infestation destroyed Temecula-area vineyards ...
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Australian scientists save grapevines
ABC Online on October 3, 2011Australian scientists save grapevines ABC Online But probably the number one is a thing called Pierces disease , which they have had outbreaks in California in recent years. Its a fungal blight and i...
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GWS's Giant advantage
Sportal.com.au on October 13, 2011Greater Western Sydneys stranglehold on the top end of next months AFL draft tightened on Thursday after a deal with Adelaide ensured they had their hands on nine of the first 11 picks. The Crows off...
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Australian scientists save grapevines
ABC Online on October 4, 2011Australian scientists save grapevines ABC Online But probably the number one is a thing called Pierces disease , which they have had outbreaks in California in recent years. Its a fungal blight and i...
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GWS's Giant advantage
Sportal.com.au on October 12, 2011Greater Western Sydneys stranglehold on the top end of next months AFL draft tightened on Thursday after a deal with Adelaide ensured they had their hands on nine of the first 11 picks. The Crows off...
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Insects may cause flowering plum tree sickness; mites harm tomatoes, squash
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on October 14, 2011Insects may cause flowering plum tree sickness; mites harm tomatoes, squash Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Another - but less likely - possibility is a bacterial disease called "cherry plum leaf scorch...
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UC Riverside gives local economy a lift
North County Times on October 14, 2011UC Riverside gives local economy a lift North County Times UC Riverside has long been known for its agricultural expertise, which proved useful for Temeculas Wine Country in the late 1990s when it wa...
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Insects may cause flowering plum tree sickness; mites harm tomatoes, squash
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on October 15, 2011Insects may cause flowering plum tree sickness; mites harm tomatoes, squash Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Another - but less likely - possibility is a bacterial disease called "cherry plum leaf scorch...
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UC Riverside gives local economy a lift
North County Times on October 15, 2011UC Riverside gives local economy a lift North County Times UC Riverside has long been known for its agricultural expertise, which proved useful for Temeculas Wine Country in the late 1990s when it wa...
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New scientist tackles complexity of growing zebra chip disease
Southwest Farm Press on October 19, 2011New scientist tackles complexity of growing zebra chip disease Southwest Farm Press Prior to coming to Amarillo, he was working on pathogen-vector-plant interactions at the University of California, ...
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A Wine Awakening?
Myrtle Beach Sun News on October 20, 2011A Wine Awakening? Myrtle Beach Sun News Two bugs, prominent in the Southeast, carry and spread a bacterial malfunction known as Pierces Disease - a disease that can decimate whole harvests of grapes....
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US: Scientist tackles complexity of growing zebra chip disease
FreshPlaza on October 20, 2011Prior to coming to Amarillo, he was working on pathogen-vector-plant interactions at the University of California, Berkeley relating to another vector-borne disease system, Pierces disease of grapevi...
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Zebra chip a growing potato industry concern
Western Farm Press on October 21, 2011Zebra chip a growing potato industry concern Western Farm Press Prior to coming to Amarillo, he was working on pathogen-vector-plant interactions at the University of California, Berkeley relating to...
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New scientist tackles complexity of growing zebra chip disease
AgriLife Today on October 19, 2011AgriLife Today New scientist tackles complexity of growing zebra chip disease AgriLife Today Prior to coming to Amarillo, he was working on pathogen-vector-plant interactions at the University of Cal...
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El Cerrito Prof's Bumper Crop of Info on California Farming
Patch.com on November 4, 2011The field guide deals with other threats to California farming, ranging from the glassy-winged sharpshooter to climate change to suburbanization. But on the whole, Starrs remains upbeat, encouraged b...
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Hundreds of winemakers meet in Rochester
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on November 13, 2011Hundreds of winemakers meet in Rochester Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Montgomery likes dry red wines, but the bacterial Pierces disease , to which no vinifera grapes have resistance, is prevalent...
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UCSC Grad Finds Bluebird–Wine Connection
SantaCruz.com on November 17, 2011Jedlicka found that placing nesting boxes on vineyard plots lures in populations of the entirely insectivorous bird, which in turn can fend off insect-borne blights such as the deadly Pierces disease...
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Looking Back in Lemoore
Hanford Sentinel on November 29, 2011Looking Back in Lemoore Hanford Sentinel The bill provides funding for the containment, and research of Pierces Disease , a vineyard-destroying disease spread by the glassy-winged sharpshooter that has hit several Valley counties in previous years. Also included in the bill is $4 million for...
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Lets Talk: A Story of Interspecies Communication
Biofortified on December 13, 2011We have shown that not only is Ax21 present in important plant pathogens such as Xanthomonas, which infects virtually all crop plants and in a microbe that causes Pierces disease on grapes, but it is also present in a human pathogen that infects ... and more...
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The sting of the vines: Scientists con Pierce's germs and their sharpshooting ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on December 25, 2011The sting of the vines: Scientists con Pierces germs and their sharpshooting ... Santa Cruz Sentinel But this was just the beginning of a statewide killing spree by a new duo behind Pierces disease: the sap-sucking insect known as the glassy-winged sharpshooter and the vine-choking bacteria Xylella...
