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n. - Plant lice.

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  • San Jose scale, Phylloxera, and other similar phenomena.
  • And in the 19th century the native white Semidano grape proved resistant to the ravages of Phylloxera.
  • The first international treaty dealing with trade and the environment was the Phylloxera agreement of 1878, which restricted trade in grapevines to prevent the spread of...
  • Phylloxera, it turns out, led to such a collapse in the worldwide wine business that it opened the door to greater governmental control and intervention as people sought...
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