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    Phytoplasmas are a specialized group of bacteria that infect plants. The phytoplasma pathogen ‘AoCandidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’Ao causes several important diseases of stone fruits in Europe, collectively referred to as European...
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    The Texas Plant Virus Diagnostic Laboratory focuses on the diagnosis of plant viruses through the testing of plants and insect tissue samples for known and novel viral agents. The lab...
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    Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants. This publication details various methods of propagation in grapevines. (8 pages)...
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    White grubs are the larval stage of insects commonly known as May or June beetles. A few species commonly damage turfgrass and other cultivated plants. This publication includes biological and...
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    Earwigs are abundant throughout Texas and can be a nuisance when they invade homes or damage plants. This publication explains the biology and habits of earwigs and offers three ways...
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    ...color of affected turfgrass can go from orange to reddish brown to tan. The fungal disease also causes a foliar blight (or a basal rot of individual plants). (2 pages)...
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    Wireworms feed on germinating cotton seeds and emerging seedlings, destroying the plants and reducing the crop stand and yield. In this publication you will learn about: True wireworms (click beetles)...
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    Cotton fleahoppers are pests in early squaring cotton. They cause plants to lose squares (flower buds), affecting crop yield and quality. This publication explains fleahopper identification and life cycle, the...
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    Anthracnose of roses is a fungal disease that causes spots on the leaves of infected plants. If left untreated, it can cause severe defoliation. This publication discusses the symptoms of...
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    Although peaches, plums, and blackberries are among the most commonly grown small fruits in Texas landscapes, diseases and insect pests reduce fruit production and quality and threaten the plants health....
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