an insect that attacks grapevine roots

Phylloxera, an insect that attacks grapevine roots, could destroy South Australias wine industry by killing precious vines.

an insect

Phylloxera is an insect that wiped out almost all the vineyards in Europe from 1863 onwards in what became known as the phylloxera crisis.

a root louse that attacks the roots of grapevines and eventually kills the plant

“ The Phylloxera is a root louse that attacks the roots of grapevines and eventually kills the plant.

an American root aphid

Phylloxera is an American root aphid that devastated V. vinifera vineyards in Europe when accidentally introduced in the late 19th century.

an insect pest that can have a devastating impact on grapevines, affecting Vitis species

Phylloxera is an insect pest that can have a devastating impact on grapevines, affecting Vitis species.

a microscopic insect that feeds itself on the roots of grapevines

Phylloxera is a microscopic insect that feeds itself on the roots of grapevines.

an insect pest whose effects were first noted in France in 1863

Phylloxera – more about that below – was an insect pest whose effects were first noted in France in 1863.

a native north American insect

Phylloxera is a native north American insect that feeds on grapevine roots.

an insect pest that can decimate a vineyard within a few years and is a major biosecurity threat to the Australian wine and grape industry

‘‘Phylloxera is an insect pest that can decimate a vineyard within a few years and is a major biosecurity threat to the Australian wine and grape industry,’’

a worldwide grapevine pest

Originally coming from eastern north America, Phylloxera is a worldwide grapevine pest.

the pest that devastated the vines in the late nineteenth century

The phylloxera was the pest that devastated the vines in the late nineteenth century, a natural disaster still firmly embedded in the popular collective memory.

a tiny, hardy, yellow insect that can live up to 21 days without water and food and loves to nibble on grapevine roots

Phylloxera is a tiny, hardy, yellow insect that can live up to 21 days without water and food and loves to nibble on grapevine roots, causing them to die.

a louse

Phylloxera is a louse native to the eastern U.S. which has an affinity for munching on grape vines.

the enemy of vines and winemakers

Phylloxera is the enemy of vines and winemakers, and has had a huge impact on the global wine industry in two centuries.

the name of a vine eating insect that devastated vineyards across the world in the 19th century and is still a problem today

Phylloxera is the name of a vine eating insect that devastated vineyards across the world in the 19th century and is still a problem today.

an American aphid species that was brought to Europe around 1860 and started to devastate local grapevine cultures

Phylloxera is an American aphid species that was brought to Europe around 1860 and started to devastate local grapevine cultures.

insect that can come in a variety of different colors

Phylloxera is a small, sap eating, insect that can come in a variety of different colors.

a tough little pest that can live in a tiny soil particle on a shoe or vehicle tyre for up to three weeks without food

Only one asexual bug is needed to start an outbreak, and phylloxera is a tough little pest that can live in a tiny soil particle on a shoe or vehicle tyre for up to three weeks without food.

small pear-shaped aphids

Phylloxera are small pear-shaped aphids (using 'aphids' in the loose sense, phylloxerids are not 'true' aphids).

equal parts myth, legend, and complicated scientific lingo

Phylloxera is equal parts myth, legend, and complicated scientific lingo.