Graphocephala atropunctata
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Graphocephala atropunctata (Hordnia atropunctata) - called blue-green sharpshooter is an hemipteran bug endemic to California.[1] It carries the phytopathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa which infects the xylem of grape vines causing die-back - known as Pierce’s disease. This leads to loss of productivity and economic damage to the California vineyards.
References
- ^ "Blue-green Sharpshooter". School of Biological Sciences,University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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