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.

Diet and phenotypic plasticity of life history traits of adult polyphagous leafhoppers.

  • Author(s): Brodbeck, Brent;
  • Abstract: None
  • Publication Date: Jan 1999
  • Journal: Oecologia