Oleander Leaf Scorch
Oleander leaf scorch is a disease of landscape oleanders (Oleander nerium) caused by a strain of X. fastidiosa which has become prevalent in California and Arizona, USA. The disease is transmitted by another sharpshooter (Homalodisca liturata), a leafhopper.
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