![glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Adult(s)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115225434im_/http://www.invasive.org/images/192x128/1316002.jpg)
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![glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Adult(s)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115225434im_/http://www.invasive.org/images/192x128/1355010.jpg)
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The glassy-winged sharpshooter is the culprit behind the spread of Pierce's disease among grapevines. The insect infects the plant with the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa when it feeds on the sap from the xylem tissue of a vine.
Reyes Garcia III
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