ATTRA is a project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology
Kaolin ClayKaolin ClayKaolin ClayKaolin ClayKaolin Clay for Management offor Management offor Management offor Management offor Management of
Glassy-winged SharpshooterGlassy-winged...
More
ATTRA is a project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology
Kaolin ClayKaolin ClayKaolin ClayKaolin ClayKaolin Clay for Management offor Management offor Management offor Management offor Management of
Glassy-winged SharpshooterGlassy-winged SharpshooterGlassy-winged SharpshooterGlassy-winged SharpshooterGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
ininininin GrapesGrapesGrapesGrapesGrapes
Reduced-Risk Pest Control Factsheet
CCCCCalifornia vineyards are facing the combination of
an old threat and a new vector—Pierce’s disease, a
xylem-clogging bacterial disease which was first
identified over 100 years ago, now has a new and
efficient vector, the glassy-winged sharpshooter
(GWSS) Homalodisca coagulata.
Pierce’s disease is
incurable and will generally kill a vine within two
years of infection.
It has a very wide host range (over
170 hosts), and it’s feared that it may already be
present in most areas of California, representing a
potential time bomb that may explode with the
appearance of an e
Less
