The purpose of this site is to provide information on the biology and management of sharpshooters and Pierce's disease, with a focus on Southern California vineyards and surrounding areas.

The blog will be used to post regular updates on the results of the Temecula glassy-winged sharpshooter areawide monitoring program and to occasionally share other information relevant to sharpshooters, Xylella fastidiosa, or Pierce's disease.

For more information, contact Matt Daugherty (matt.daugherty@ucr.edu; 951-827-2246)

GWSS newsletter 2-8-2023

GWSS newsletter 1-10-2023

GWSS newsletter 12-7-2022

GWSS newsletter 11-16-2022

GWSS newsletter 10-19-2022

GWSS newsletter 10-5-2022

GWSS newsletter 9-21-2022

GWSS newsletter 9-7-2022

Trap locations

There are periodically questions about the locations of the traps that are reported in the GWSS newsletter. Most of them are shown in the image below: It is a big image, but high enough resolution that you can zoom in pretty far. The numbers are the same as those listed on the 2nd page of...
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