Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) Information

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The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Program serves to detect and control the vector of Pierce’s Disease, a potentially catastrophic disease of vineyards. This program involved the placement of traps in both urban and agricultural sites. In addition, incoming shipments of host materials and susceptible county plantings were inspected. Below are websites with information relating to glassy-winged sharpshooter.

About the Program:

Pierce’s Disease Control Program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/pdcp/

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter host list:

Official GWSS host plant list: http://pi.cdfa.ca.gov/pqm/manual/pdf/454.pdf

Common Names of GWSS host plants: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/pdcp/Documents/HostListCommon.pdf

Brochures about Glassy-winged Sharpshooter:

English: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/pdcp/Documents/GWSSEnglishBrochure.pdf

Spanish: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/pdcp/images/GWSSEspanolBrochure.pdf

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter pictures:

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/pdcp/GWSS_Photos.html

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter residential treatment labels:

MERIT® 75 WSP: Merit 75 WSP Label with SL : SDS