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Vector and Disease Management Research to Reduce the Effects of Pierce’s Disease in California’s Vineyards

February 13, 2015 / Leave a comment

By Natalie Swinhoe, Anthropology and Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity, 2015 Pierce’s Disease in grapevines is a major threat to California’s viticultural economy. Caused by the bacterial strain Xylella fastidiosa, the disease blocks water transfer in the xylem of stems, leading to water stress and eventual death. Until the 1990s, the only carriers for the disease […]

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