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Pest Links: Phylloxera

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Grape phylloxera is a tiny aphid-like insect that feeds on Vitis vinifera grape roots, stunting growth of vines or killing them. This pest prefers heavy clay soils.....It is not a pest on sandy soils — — UC Davis Pest Management Guidelines.

Grape Phylloxera Research at University of California