Other Plant Disease -- United States
Grapevine red blotch disease threatens the US grape industry. First noticed in 2007 at the UC [University of California] Davis Oakville research station, the virus wasn't identified until 2012, and much remains unknown about it or ways to manage it. Currently, the only treatment is to remove the entire vine.
In 2016, Frank Zalom, UC, and collaborators discovered the three-cornered alfalfa hopper [ProMED-mail post http://bit.ly/2soMsXh] was a vector of red blotch, but
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6862583&promed&0
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