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Systematic Studies on the Leafhopper Subfamily Cicadellinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
… worldwide, with member commonly referred to as sharpshooters. Sharpshooters are specialists on xylem sap, one of the nutritionally poorest diets, along with related cicadas and spittlebugs. Statistical analyses using phylogenetic contrasts of hemipteran body sizes did not show a significant …
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Determining the threat of Pierce's disease to Virginia vineyards
Pierce's disease (PD) is a vascular disease of grapevines caused by <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> (Wells et al.) (<i>Xf</i>) which is transmitted by xylophagous insect vectors. PD infection in Virginia vineyards was thought to be isolated to southeastern portions of the state as there have been no …