| pierce's disease of grapevines: identification of the primary vectors in north carolina. | abstract in the past 10 years, the winegrape industry in the southeastern united states has experienced rapid growth; however, further expansion may be inhibited by pierce's disease (pd). epidemiological studies were conducted to identify the primary vectors of xylella fastidiosa, the cause of pd of grape, by surveying sharpshooter population dynamics in the eastern piedmont and coastal plain regions of north carolina. sharpshooter species were assessed for the presence of x. fastidiosa in the f ... | 2007 | 18943514 |