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Sharpshooters & Pierce's disease in Southern California

Department of Entomology

glassy winged sharp-shooter
Sharpshooters & Pierce's disease

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 - 5/19/21

Here is a copy of the most recent glass-wingd sharpshooter monitoring results from Temecula:

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...

GWSS newsletter 5/6/21

Here is a copy of the most recent glass-wingd sharpshooter monitoring results from Temecula:

Welcome back

After a long hiatus due to some university IT stumbles, the blog is back. Keep an eye out here for updates on the Temecula GWSS areawide monitoring program and other information about sharpshooter and Pierce's disease biology and management. Any questions should be directed toward Matt ( matt.daugherty@ucr.edu; 951-827-2246)
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