Pierce's disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pierce's disease
Named after N. B. Pierce (died 1917), American plant pathologist
Example Sentences
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California officials first became aware of the threat from glassy-winged sharpshooters in 1999, when a major Pierce’s disease outbreak in the Temecula Valley destroyed more than 300 acres of vineyards, the agency said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Glassy-winged sharpshooters can also spread Pierce’s disease, though Pierce’s is caused by a different strain of X. fastidiosa.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Those warnings went unheeded, Purcell said, and in 2017, Pierce's disease was first detected on the grapevines of the Spanish island of Mallorca, jeopardizing the future of winemaking there.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2021
He then marked the regions with the right combination of geographic and climatic conditions to allow for Pierce's disease to spread, noticing a pattern emerge.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2021
The Temecula Valley in California, for example, experienced a severe outbreak of Pierce's disease in the late 1990s.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2021
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