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Pierce's disease |
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Pierce's disease [′pirs·əz di‚zēz] (plant pathology) A virus disease of grapes in which there is mottling between the veins of leaves, early defoliation, and early ripening and withering of the fruit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Growers are already fighting an intensifying wave of Pierce's disease, a bacterial vine killer spread by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a highly mobile insect typically killed by frost. Searching for the source, scientists homed in on the sharpshooter, a large insect with transparent wings that arrived in California in 1989 from its native habitat in the Southwest and Mexico, and began transmitting Pierce's disease across Temecula's vineyards. This is the exact match of the formula used for the statewide Pierce's Disease assessment, recently renewed. |
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