1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus phylloxera
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Grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch 1855); family Phylloxeridae); originally described in France as Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called phylloxera (ə; from Greek φύλλον, leaf, and ξερόν, dry) is a pest of commercial grapevines wo...
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• (n.) A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe. • (n.) The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
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A truly nasty aphid that just about wiped out the vineyards in Europe in the second half of the last century. Phylloxera has an insatiable appetite for the roots of grape vines, and once a vineyard is infected there is no cure, except for ripping the vines out and replacing them with plants that have been grafted onto resistant rootstock from nativ...
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A microscopic underground insect that kills grape vines by attacking their roots.
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A vine louse which devastated the vineyards of Europe in the late 18th Century. The cause of the disease was initially uncertain, but eventually the Phylloxera vastatrix louse was identified on the roots of the affected vines. It was imported from North America, where the indigenous American Vitis labrusca vines are resistant to the effects of the ...
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Phyl`lox·e'ra noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... leaf + ... dry.]
1. (Zoology) A small hemipterous insect (
Phylloxera vastatrix ) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe. » It exists in several forms, som...
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Microscopic aphid which lives on vine roots by sucking their juice. The aphid kills European wine varieties but native American vine roots are resistant.
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Phylloxera is any of a family (Phylloxeridae) of small plant-sucking insects of the order Homoptera that attack the leaves and roots of some plants. The species Phylloxera vitifolia, a native of North America, attacks grapevines, laying its eggs under the bark.
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A vine louse that feeds on the roots of vines. It spread from America to most regions in the world in the 1800s killing thousands of vineyards. To this day, vines in most parts of the world are grafted onto phylloxera resistant American rootstock.
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a microscopic insect that kills grape vines by attacking their roots. A breakout in the 19th century nearly destroyed part of Europe's and France's wine industry.
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n] - type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
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The louse that eats vine roots. Devastated Europe in the late nineteenth century until it was discovered that American rootstock was resistant. Since then, most European vines are grafted onto American rootstock. Ironically, the Californian industry was badly damaged by Phylloxera in the 1980
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A voracious vine louse that over time has destroyed vineyards in Europe and California.
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genus Phylloxera noun type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
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Plant-eating insect of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to the aphids. The grape, or vine phylloxera
Phylloxera vitifolia, a native of North America, is a notorious pest of grapevines, forming galls on roots and leaves, which damage the plant. European vines are markedly susceptible and many French vineyards suffered...
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A microscopic aphid that lives on vine roots by sucking their juice. Unfortunately this is never good for roots. The aphid kills European wine varieties but native American vine roots are resistant. This is the reason that Thomas Jefferson wasn't able to farm European vines in America even though his American vines thrived. See Thomas Jefferson.
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Tiny aphids or root lice that attack the roots of Vitis vinifera grapes.
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A devastating root-born pest of the grape vine, Vitis vinifera. Due to strict quarantine procedures, Phylloxera has been effectively controlled in Australia. In contrast, it is widely distributed throughout European vineyards. Vines are often planted on American rootstocks as they are largely resistant to damage caused by the pest.
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Tiny aphids (root lice) that attack Vitis vinifera roots. The disease was widespread in both Europe and California during the late 19th century, and returned to California in the 1980s. There is no known cure at this time. Vinifera vines are instead grafted onto native American rootstocks.
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