Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter

Scientific name: Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Formerly known as Homalodisca coagulata)

Common names: Glassy-winged sharpshooter, xylophagous leafhopper

Native To: Southeast U.S.

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1989 (to California)

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Video: The Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (or click Play button below)

Means of Introduction: Arrived in California accidentally in shipments from the Southeast

Impact: Vector of Pierce's disease (lethal disease of grapevines)

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• CA (map), HI, Southeastern U.S. (map)

Management Plans: Animals / Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca coagulata and Xylella fastidiosa: An Emerging Success (PDF | 74 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Photographs; Impacts; Research

Homalodisca coagulata Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter and Pierce's Disease in California (Dec 2002; PDF | 52 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Controls

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
Arizona Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle

New Agricultural Pest for Southern California: Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (PDF | 164 KB)
State of California. Los Angeles County. Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures Department.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Pierce's Disease Control Program
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Project
California Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide Regulation.
Controls

New Pest Advisory: Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Jul 2004; PDF | 78 KB)
State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Regulations
Oregon Department of Agriculture. Plant Division. Insect Pest Prevention and Management.
Legal Aspects

Report of the Pierce's Disease Research and Emergency Disease Task Force (Apr 2000; PDF | 134 KB)
University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
University of California - Berkeley. Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca VITRIPENNIS (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE)
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Glassywinged Sharpshooter - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Xylophagous Leafhopper - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Homalodisca coagulata
Texas A&M University. Agroecosystems Research Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Hoptotermes formosanus - Invasive Species Compendium
CAB International.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Homalodisca coagulata (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Homalodisca vitripennis
Discover Life.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Lookout, Features on GWSS from American Vineyard
Malcolm Media Ag Publishing. American Vineyard.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Legal Aspects

Leafhoppers
Illinois Natural History Survey. Center for Biodiversity.
Taxonomy; Identification; Special Note: FAQ telling why leafhoppers are in the Hemiptera instead of Homoptera

Glassy Winged Sharpshooter
Invasive.org.
Photographs; Special Note: Resources