Dear First Detectors and All,
Attached please find the WPDN Fall 2015 News. The news covers:
– The bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce’s disease in grapes, now found in pear in Oregon and in olive in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. The article discusses the various subspecies of the bacterium, their origin, and the damage they cause;
– Japanese beetle, always trying to find a home in the West;
– European Gypsy moth, installment one. Also looking for a western home;
– and, the giant African snail, GAS, found with eggs at the port of Oakland
Please share this newsletter with your colleagues. And, best wishes for a healthy and peaceful 2016!
Dick Hoenisch
Richard Hoenisch
National Plant Diagnostic Network
WPDN Training and Education Coordinator
Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis CA 95616
office 530 754 2255; cell 530 219 2555
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