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Glassy-winged
sharpshooter and Pierce's disease
Glassy-winged sharpshooter
(Homalodisca coagulata) is a serious new agricultural pest in California.
When feeding, it can transmit Pierce's disease to grapevines, and other
diseases to almond trees, alfalfa, citrus and oleanders. First sighted
in the state in 1990, this insect has spread throughout Southern California
and into the southern San Joaquin Valley.
The glassy-winged
sharpshooter and the diseases it carries pose a serious threat to the
California viticulture industry, as well as to other crops throughout
the state.
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News Releases:
Radio News Features:
Report of the University
of California Pierce's Disease Research and Emergency Response Task Force
(April 2000)
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