And it's just kind of an interesting situation where there's such a small population of old vines in the world because of this phylloxera problem. Yeah, the aphid doesn't like sand. Yes. Clay soils crack and make little avenues for those phloxer to get around. The aphids creep and crawl around the roots and eat them. In sandy soils, those cracks don't occur just like you see when it gets wet and dry at your home. (14:58–15:03)
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Asserts that clay soils facilitate the movement of phylloxera aphids.
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