Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Updates
A project of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Task Force of Kern & Tulare Counties. Participants: Ag Commissioner Offices of Kern & Tulare Counties, CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture, UCCE and USDA.
| Issue | Articles | Type | Date Added |
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| October 23, 2006 | Nancy Irelan will have her hands full over the next year. Irelan is the new research director for the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which is administered by California’s Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Still getting her bearings since coming on board July 1 . . . | 12/2/08 | |
| September 15, 2006 | - Encouraged by the success of its nursery treatment pilot project for the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), the California Department of Food and Agriculture wants to add more participants to the program. - San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner Scott Hudson likes what he’s seen with CDFA’s nursery treatment pilot project. No GWSS nymphs have emerged on pilot project plants reaching the Northern California county. | 11/19/08 | |
| August 29, 2006 | - Glassy-winged sharpshooter numbers in Arizona continue to rise, with more than 217 adults discovered since the pest reappeared in Sierra Vista in June. In response, Arizona has increased GWSS funding and initiates an external quarantine order - A new infestation of GWSS was discovered July 14 in Santa Clara County, bringing to three the number of south San Jose areas where the sharpshooter has been found. | 12/10/08 | |
| July 28, 2006 | Round-up: GWSS fight continues in the West | 5/31/11 | |
| July 14, 2006 | Arizona declares state of emergency after GWSS reappears near vineyard area | 5/31/11 | |
| June 7, 2006 | With the return of hot weather and heightened sharpshooter activity, University of California researchers Matthew Blua and Richard Redak are ready to study ways to curtail glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) oviposition in plant nurseries. Six months into her new position as manager of the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District, Judy Stewart-Leslie is working closely with her board of directors “to get things done for the district and industry.” | 5/31/11 | |
| May 15, 2006 | Dr. Alexander (Sandy) Purcell, one of the world’s leaders in Pierce’s Disease (PD) research, will retire in June from the University of California at Berkeley after 35 years of research on the disease. Efforts are underway to establish a comprehensive area-wide management program for the glassy-winged sharpshooter in Ventura County, GWSS Program Director Beth Stone-Smith told attendees at the 2006 Kern County Grape Pest Management meeting May 4 in Bakersfield. | 2/26/08 | |
| April 28, 2006 | Napa County inspectors this month made their first glassy-winged sharpshooter discoveries of 2006 –- just as county supervisors declared May to be Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Awareness Month. | 10/27/08 | |
| March 31, 2006 | USDA's Beth Stone-Smith reports on area-wide treatment programs for the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in Kern and Tulare Counties in 2006. | 5/31/11 | |
| March 17, 2006 | Four counties report GWSS finds this month: Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Clara and San Luis Obispo Counties have all rejected incoming nursery plant shipments in the past two weeks after inspectors found viable glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) egg masses on arrivals from Southern California. | 5/31/11 | |
| January 25, 2006 | - The Table Grape Pest and Disease Control Districts of Kern and Tulare Counties formally consolidated Dec. 20 after receiving the unanimous approval of the Kern County Board of Supervisors. - Judy Stewart-Leslie was named manager of the new Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District Jan. 16. | 2/26/08 | |
| February 17, 2006 | -- Scientists are making headway in the quest to learn more about the dispersal characteristics of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS). -- Also, Gov. Schwarzenegger share the spotlight with California agriculture this week. | 5/10/10 | |
| December 28, 2005 | Looking back at 2005's GWSS headlines | 12/8/08 | |
| December 12, 2005 | Ongoing research is advancing the understanding of Pierce’s Disease and the glassy-winged sharpshooter, California Department of Food and Agriculture official Bob Wynn said in opening comments at the 5th annual Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium last week in San Diego. | 5/31/11 | |
| November 28, 2005 | Population increases of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in the Coachella Valley in the last three years have increased the danger of Pierce’s Disease (PD) occurrence in the area. | 2/21/08 | |
| November 18, 2005 | Five months into the state-managed Nursery Treatment Pilot Project to control glassy-winged sharpshooters (GWSS) in commercial nursery stock, supervisor Greg Morris is cautiously optimistic that its chemical-based protocol is succeeding. | 5/31/11 | |
| October 28, 2005 | Report highlights state's PD, GWSS effforts | 3/24/11 | |
| October 14, 2005 | - California plant nurseries advise Arizona to make GWSS eradication a priority. - GWSS charts tell story of success in Kern, Tulare. - Kern-Tulare Table Grape Control District seeks manager. | 11/4/08 | |
| September 30, 2005 | - Eight glassy-winged sharpshooters and two GWSS egg masses have been discovered in Sierra Vista, Ariz., raising concerns over their potential to harm key portions of the state’s agricultural industry. - Also the Kern-Tulare County Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District is seeking a district manager. | 5/31/11 | |
| September 16, 2005 | GWSS found in Salinas -- Intensive search reveals no other sharpshooters since Sept. 7 find. | 5/31/11 | |
| September 2, 2005 | A parasitoid primer - A closer look at the most important natural enemies of the glassy-winged sharpshooter. | 5/31/11 | |
| August 19, 2005 | Tulare County approves $8 table-grape assessment - Work begins on building table-grape pest control districts in Kern and Tulare Counties. | 5/31/11 | |
| August 5, 2005 | If you have recently viewed the trapping data for the General Beale project or the Northern area, you will undoubtedly agree that the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) just won’t go away in Kern County. | 5/31/11 | |
| July 22, 2005 | As California swelters in an intense heat wave, here’s a quick look at various glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) activities across the state. | 5/31/11 | |
| June 24, 2005 | Kern passes $8-per-acre assessment for Table Grape Control District | 3/4/08 | |
| July 8, 2005 | Building a barrier to GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| June 10, 2005 | New ally enters fight against GWSS | 2/10/10 | |
| May 27, 2005 | New nursery inspection pilot program gets underway | 9/9/09 | |
| May 13, 2005 | Spring GWSS treatments begin in four-county area | 5/31/11 | |
| April 29, 2005 | Grape growers to vote in May on state, district funding programs for GWSS, PD | 12/11/07 | |
| April 15, 2005 | New parasitic wasp nears release-permitting approval | 7/1/10 | |
| April 1, 2005 | Kern, Tulare table-grape pest control districts elect officers, propose $8 per-acre assessment | 5/31/11 | |
| March 18, 2005 | Napa finds third GWSS egg mass on nursery plant | 5/31/11 | |
| March 4, 2005 | Table grape district petitions head to Kern, Tulare boards of supervisors | 10/24/08 | |
| February 18, 2005 | Pilot program to give new GWSS nursery protocol the real-world test | 5/31/11 | |
| February 4, 2005 | USDA Director reports 2005 plans for GWSS area-wide program | 5/31/11 | |
| January 21, 2005 | Winter weather brings good and bad to state's GWSS areas | 5/31/11 | |
| December 31, 2004 | 2004 efforts kept PD, GWSS in check | 5/31/11 | |
| December 17, 2004 | Beyond GWSS: Other pests threaten California grape production | 5/31/11 | |
| December 2, 2004 | Table grape industry assesses new law on pest control districts, referendum Bush Taps Nebraska Governor For Ag Secretary | 5/31/11 | |
| November 19, 2004 | Kern citrus harvest reveals no GWSS movement so far this season USDA names Stone-Smith new GWSS program director | 5/31/11 | |
| November 4, 2004 | Ventura County wraps up GWSS treatment season | 5/31/11 | |
| October 22, 2004 | Temecula Valley's PD concerns escalate with increasing GWSS levels | 5/31/11 | |
| October 7, 2004 | Solano County continues to pursue GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| September 24, 2004 | Goodbye to GWSS leader: USDA's Lloyd Wendel to retire Oct. 1 | 6/11/08 | |
| September 17, 2004 | On the trail of strains of Xylella fastidiosa - an essential part of the Pierce's disease cycle | 5/31/11 | |
| September 10, 2004 | Ventura County nurseries increase participation in GWSS treatment reimbursement program | 5/31/11 | |
| September 3, 2004 | Tulare County mails reimbursement checks to citrus growers for GWSS spring treatments ATVs stolen from UCCE offices in Bakersfield | 5/31/11 | |
| August 27, 2004 | Follow correct PD sampling protocol GWSS recently discovered in Hawaii | 5/31/11 | |
| August 23, 2004 | Researchers follow Xylella pathways (This is an author-revised version of the article published Aug. 6, 2004.) | 5/31/11 | |
| August 20, 2004 | Kern County's yearly PD monitoring and control project set for late August | 5/31/11 | |
| July 30, 2004 | Kern's trapping program represents front line of defense against GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| July 23, 2004 | 5/31/11 | ||
| July 16, 2004 | Tulare County waits to see effects of summer GWSS treatments | 5/31/11 | |
| July 9, 2004 | Kern County hopes for repeat success with its bulk grape movement program | 6/12/08 | |
| July 2, 2004 | Solano County jumps into action after GWSS infestation is discovered in Vacaville | 5/31/11 | |
| June 25, 2004 | Researchers find combination of neonicotinoids and kaolin film provides best protection against GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| June 11, 2004 | California's plant nursery industry remains heavily involved in GWSS fight | 5/31/11 | |
| June 4, 2004 | Tall screen barriers show promise in reducing GWSS entry into plant nurseries | 5/31/11 | |
| May 28, 2004 | Parlier unit studies wide range of xylellae diseases | 4/3/08 | |
| May 14, 2004 | Tulare County approaches Admire treatment deadline | 5/31/11 | |
| April 30, 2004 | GWSS biological control program moves into improved facilities near Arvin | 5/31/11 | |
| April 23, 2004 | Researchers look for Xylella in common weeds | 5/31/11 | |
| March 26, 2004 | Tulare County begins Admire treatments in Citrus | 5/31/11 | |
| March 12, 2004 | Integrating Admire treatments for GWSS with citrus IPM | 6/16/09 | |
| March 5, 2004 | Research shows GWSS have their urban preferences | 9/25/08 | |
| February 20, 2004 | PMA gears up for spring GWSS treatments in Tulare Co. | 5/31/11 | |
| February 13, 2004 | GWSS can negatively affect orange groves | 5/31/11 | |
| January 23, 2004 | Ventura County succeeds in 2003's GWSS efforts | 2/5/08 | |
| January 16, 2004 | Tulare County pursues GWSS in 2004 with broad industry cooperation | 5/31/11 | |
| January 9, 2004 | New GWSS greenhouse facility to open in Arvin | 5/31/11 | |
| December 19, 2003 | Kern research projects increase knowledge of PD control, management practices, epidemiology | 5/31/11 | |
| December 12, 2003 | Progress seen in understanding PD in Coachella Valley | 5/31/11 | |
| December 5, 2003 | Table grape growers urged to sign and return petition for GWSS pest control districts immediately | 5/31/11 | |
| November 21, 2003 | GWSS eradicated in Butte County's Chico area Treatment authorizations slow in tulare County PD Research Symposium set for Dec. 9-11 | 5/31/11 | |
| November 14, 2003 | Almond Leaf Scorch, almond version of Pierce's Disease, increasing in Kern County | 5/31/11 | |
| November 7, 2003 | Guidelines offer ways to prevent the spread of GWSS during citrus harvest Kawamura to head CDFA | 8/24/09 | |
| October 31, 2003 | Tulare Co. and PMA secure GWSS treatment authorizations for 30,400 acres CDFA Secretary Lyons optimistic about GWSS and PD | 5/31/11 | |
| October 24, 2003 | Efforts progress to establish Table Grape Pest and Disease Control Districts in Kern and Tulare Counties | 5/31/11 | |
| October 17, 2003 | Research explores use of transgenic bacterium to combat Pierce's Disease | 5/31/11 | |
| October 10, 2003 | Vineyard survey notes summer symptoms of Pierce's Disease visible across all grape varieties | 11/23/09 | |
| October 3, 2003 | Tulare County begins coordinated foliar GWSS treatments Final GWSS citrus meeting to discuss treatments on pest management practices set for Monday in Indio | 5/31/11 | |
| September 26, 2003 | Area-wide Pest Management Program demonstrates success in reducing GWSS populations GWSS-citrus meetings to discuss impacts of treatments on citrus pest management practices | 5/31/11 | |
| September 19, 2003 | GWSS biocontrol control program remains active | 5/31/11 | |
| September 12, 2003 | Protect the vedalia beetle while controlling cottony cushion scale and GWSS with properly timed Admire and Assail citrus treatments | 5/31/11 | |
| September 5, 2003 | Governor signs bill to allow formation of GWSS-PD pest management districts for table grape growers | 5/31/11 | |
| August 29, 2003 | Ventura County remains vigilant in anti-GWSS efforts Find GWSS trapping results online | 5/31/11 | |
| August 22, 2003 | Coachella Valley grape growers find Admire study in area's commercial vineyards | 5/31/11 | |
| August 15, 2003 | Researchers study alternate plants hosts of the PD bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, in the Central Valley | 5/31/11 | |
| August 8, 2003 | Overview: Riverside County's areawide GWSS Programs | 5/31/11 | |
| August 1, 2003 | Tulare County focuses on monitoring, treating GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| July 26, 2003 | Pilot project studies field efficacy of GWSS parasitoids | 5/31/11 | |
| July 18, 2003 | GWSS-PD battle gets $22 million in federal funds Surround use in citrus increases California red scale | 5/31/11 | |
| July 11, 2003 | Cooperative efforts help yield significant progress against GWSS in commercial crops | 5/31/11 | |
| June 16, 2003 | State Senate approves GWSS pest control district bill Tulare County treats Porterville; plans biocontrol study | 5/31/11 | |
| June 6, 2003 | A surprise: Traps detect only low levels of GWSS in urban Bakersfield so far in 2003 | 5/31/11 | |
| May 30, 2003 | Bill to create GWSS pest control districts awaits approval | 5/31/11 | |
| May 16, 2003 | Tulare County to begin urban GWSS treatments | 5/31/11 | |
| May 9, 2003 | Riverside GWSS Biocontrol Facility expansion approved Seasonal update on GWSS treatments, trapping, bulk citrus movement | 5/31/11 | |
| May 2, 2003 | A successful role model: Kern's GWSS Pilot Project | 5/31/11 | |
| April 25, 2003 | Coachella Valley keeps PD levels down, remains vigilant Tulare County sets traps in quarantined area April 25 signals 75% petal fall in Kern County; lifts restrictions on certain pesticides | 5/31/11 | |
| April 18, 2003 | Ventura County gears up for busy anti-GWSS season Still time to register for GWSS/PD workshop CDFA's PD/GWSS Board to meet May 6 | 5/31/11 | |
| April 11, 2003 | Spring means monitoring vineyards for PD symptoms Summary of the Pierce's Disease survey effort in Kern County | 5/31/11 | |
| April 4, 2003 | Free leafhopper tape available from Kern Ag Commissioner's office Kern sets April 3 as citrus bloom date for areas north of 7th Standard Road | 5/31/11 | |
| March 28, 2003 | Kern sets April 1 as citrus bloom date for areas south of 7th Standard Road GWSS/PD workshop held April 22 in Napa | 5/31/11 | |
| March 21, 2003 | IPM program using parasitoid-inoculated plants to begin next week near Bakersfield | 5/31/11 | |
| March 7, 2003 | Reminder: Kern's GWSS area-wide applications must be authorized to qualify for reimbursement Final two CDFA PD update sessions remain | 5/31/11 | |
| February 28, 2003 | CDFA to hold PD/GWSS update meetings GWSS/PD workshop set for April 22 in Napa Tulare County makes GWSS finds in early-season traps Researchers evaluate fate of Xyllela fastidiosa in Central Valley weeds | 5/31/11 | |
| February 15, 2003 | General Beale pilot project expands scope with new emphasis on parasitoid releases in citrus groves | 5/31/11 | |
| February 8, 2003 | Plans set for 2003 Area-wide GWSS Management Program for Kern County Tulare starts all-important GWSS trapping program | 5/31/11 | |
| February 1, 2003 | Kern's GWSS Area-wide Program reviewed at Symposium GWSS meeting for Kern's grape, citrus growers set for Feb. 3 | 5/31/11 | |
| January 27, 2003 | Tulare's GWSS observations show importance of weed-free areas next to grape and citrus Researchers share alternatives to conventional insecticides for GWSS control at PD Symposium | 5/31/11 | |
| January 11, 2003 | Coachella Valley's GWSS levels increased in 2002 Tulare County sees GWSS numbers fall from last year | 5/31/11 | |
| December 7, 2002 | Monitoring vineyards for GWSS is paramount Merit 75WP progressing with DPR for use on windbreaks Citrus harvest running smoothly in Kern County Find GWSS program maps online | 5/31/11 | |
| November 23, 2002 | Concentration levels of imidacloprid tested on GWSS Tulare County handles new regulations during citrus harvest and shipping | 5/31/11 | |
| November 16, 2002 | Imidacloprid proves its worth in reducing GWSS levels | 5/31/11 | |
| November 9, 2002 | A review of the 2002 Pierce's Disease Monitoring and Control Project | 5/31/11 | |
| November 2, 2002 | Fresno, Tulare counties implement Kern's 72-hour picking notice to help ensure GWSS-free shipments More GWSS finds, new 72-hour picking notice keep Tulare County ag officials busy Free living population of GWSS natural enemy, G. triguttatus, found in Kern County citrus grove | 5/31/11 | |
| October 25, 2002 | Zeroing in on GWSS infestations, control in Kern Inspect containers, clothing, vehicles for GWSS during citrus harvest CDFA shares Highway 65 data of GWSS in citrus | 5/31/11 | |
| October 19, 2002 | Tulare County experiments with Evergreen treatment as citrus harvest gears up; meets with residents to discuss Woodville plans Shake out those citrus picking bags | 5/31/11 | |
| October 12, 2002 | Summer's buffer zone treatments in Highway 65 area suppressed GWSS spread and increased knowledge Tulare County to treat Woodville Labor Camp for GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| October 5, 2002 | Pierce's Disease monitoring project moves north to Delano and Highway 65 sites Table shows GWSS urban numbers rise during summer | 5/31/11 | |
| September 28, 2002 | Tulare County continues to pursue GWSS A closer look at Kern County's GWSS/PD activities | 5/31/11 | |
| September 21, 2002 | Preventing the spread of GWSS curing citrus harvest Kern's ag dept. processing application reimbursements | 5/31/11 | |
| September 6, 2002 | 5/31/11 | ||
| August 30, 2002 | Overview of Area Wide GWSS Management Program | 5/31/11 | |
| August 24, 2002 | GWSS project steering committee formed Kern County Pilot and Area Wide Management Projects | 5/31/11 | |
| August 17, 2002 | Good News: GWSS virtually gone from Kern's Pilot Project CDFA expands GWSS monitoring in Kern County | 12/27/07 | |
| August 3, 2002 | GWSS presence grows in Tulare County GWSS counts in General Beale Pilot Project and Northern Zone remain low Zoning in on GWSS management areas | 12/27/07 | |
| July 26, 2002 | GWSS meeting set for July 31 in Delano Pierce's Disease monitoring and control project resumes in Kern County for 2002 Kern's ag officials regulate bulk grape movement It's important to follow proper PD sampling protocol Find GWSS program maps online | 5/31/11 | |
| July 20, 2002 | Tulare County treats urban areas for GWSS; more treatments planned with new GWSS finds in citrus Program development underway north of Bakersfield; coordinator Larry Liggett hired | 12/27/07 | |
| July 13, 2002 | Kern suspends citrus movement from Ventura County Bulk Citrus Subcommittee to meet in Kern Comparing 2001 and 2002 experiments of Admire uptake into citrus: Irrigation schedule is key | 12/27/07 | |
| July 5, 2002 | What's new in GWSS trapping? GWSS finds in Northern Zone result in foliar treatments Contact Kern's Rob Wegis with GWSS finds in the Delano area | 12/27/07 | |
| June 28, 2002 | GWSS monitoring program begins in Delano area | 5/31/11 | |
| June 15, 2002 | Mission, Texas station makes progress in rearing new species of GWSS natural enemies New e-mail address for Kern's ag department | 12/27/07 | |
| June 8, 2002 | All-grower meeting set for June 11 in Delano Tulare County resumes GWSS control program | 12/27/07 | |
| June 1, 2002 | Northern Zone sees expanded activity in Kern's GWSS Area-wide Management Program Kern-Tulare GWSS Task Force to meet June 5 | 5/31/11 | |
| May 25, 2002 | GWSS program activity increases along Highway 65 | 5/31/11 | |
| May 18, 2002 | Biocontrol program poised to surpass last year's efforts Kern County pilot project monitors citrus red mites, other secondary pests | 12/27/07 | |
| May 11, 2002 | GWSS experts assert efficiency of yellow sticky traps Kern's GWSS management program collects trap data | 12/27/07 | |
| May 3, 2002 | GWSS management consideration for grapes Program for vineyard management when PD is present in the vineyard | 11/1/10 | |
| April 27, 2002 | 1/2/08 | ||
| April 20, 2002 | Spring symptoms of Pierce's Disease now visible in hotspots Kern County lifts citrus application restrictions with announcements of 75 percent petal fall Draft EIR on PD program to be held in Tulare 4/30 | 5/31/11 | |
| April 13, 2002 | April 23 meeting will review CDFA's PD Grapevine Loss Assistance Program North zone citrus receives foliar knockdown treatment GWSS parasitoid work begins for 2002 season | 10/29/10 | |
| April 6, 2002 | Kern grape growers may receive financial compensation under CDFA's PD Grapevine Loss Assistance Program Compliance agreements expected soon CDFA to use bar code scanners for collecting GWSS data GWSS-rearing activities reach eighth generation in Texas Rearing GWSS' natural enemies | 12/27/07 | |
| March 30, 2002 | Kern's citrus bloom data declared for April 2 Traps deployed in all four zones of area-wide GWSS management program | 5/31/11 | |
| March 23, 2002 | Kern County's citrus bloom declaration expected in late March or early April - if history holds Spring's arrival sees GWSS beginning to lay eggs Refining the beat net sampling method | 5/31/11 | |
| March 16, 2002 | Kern pilot project's 2001 accomplishments highlighted PD affects California with costly economic impact California grape figures | 5/31/11 | |
| March 9, 2002 | Kern County's area-wide management program progresses Successful Kern GWSS pilot project enters second year | 5/31/11 | |
| March 2, 2002 | Plans take shape for second year of Kern's pilot project | 6/18/08 | |
| February 16, 2002 | GWSS management program to be implemented in Kern Research shows GWSS attracted to yellow traps | 5/31/11 | |
| February 9, 2002 | Studies show severe pruning won't eliminate PD One year later: Comparison of management efforts | 5/31/11 | |
| February 2, 2002 | Blocking GWSS feeding restricts spread of PD pathogen | 5/31/11 | |
| January 11, 2002 | Dormant application of Surround Vineyard weed control serves as a key component in Pierce's Disease control program GWSS numbers register very low in pilot project area | 5/31/11 | |
| December 1, 2001 | Time is running out to collect and submit PD samples; Dec. 10 is the deadline More lessons learned from General Beale Pilot Project: Untreated areas draw GWSS to treated sites Bena Road GWSS populations reach very low levels GWSS counts increase in pilot project stonefruit | 5/31/11 | |
| November 17, 2001 | More lessons learned from General Beale Pilot Project: Elevation and control timing are key to GWSS GWSS numbers in Bena Road area drop with colder weather and recent treatments Monitoring activities will continue in General Beale, Bena Road Areas GWSS numbers at lowest level in recent years in General Beale Road area | 5/31/11 | |
| November 10, 2001 | Lessons learned from the General Beale Pilot Project Tulare County continues to treat infected properties Post-treatment levels in Bena Road show GWSS drop | 5/31/11 | |
| November 2, 2001 | Successful bulk grape movement program winds down in Kern; bulk citrus movement gears up to prevent PD spread GWSS numbers drop after Bena Road crops treated with Evergreen | 5/31/11 | |
| October 27, 2001 | Higher GWSS counts found on Bena Road's east side traps Tulare County focuses on urban areas, citrus shipments Counts reveal low numbers of egg-laying GWSS, nymphs Find GWSS and PD photos online Fewer groves in Bena Road to receive second treatment Stop PD early | 5/31/11 | |
| October 20, 2001 | GWSS adult numbers in General Beale area remain flat Trend shows continuing decrease in adult GWSS Parasitoid releases continue; Ventura recoveries positive sign | 8/20/09 | |
| October 13, 2001 | PD presence in Kern requires removal of infected vines Post-harvest Surround treatment expels GWSS Find Pierce'd Disease information, photos GWSS counts in General Beale Road drop in grapes, increase in citrus and cherries | 5/31/11 | |
| October 6, 2001 | Citrus grove treatments for GWSS range from single knockdown to coordinated area-wide efforts Important bulk citrus movement meeting set Adult GWSS not in egg-laying mode; nymphs scarce TulareCounty continues GWSS survey Bena Road citrus groves to receive second treatment View sticky-trap maps online | 5/31/11 | |
| September 29, 2001 | New hires for CDFA State PD Task Force to meet Tulare County prepares to treat areas for GWSS Pulley-trap data show highest numbers of GWSS in Beneral Beale Road area near organic grapes Almond leaf scorch surveys produce negative test results in General Beale area but positive in McFarland GWSS goes on display at Kern County Fair | 10/22/10 | |
| September 22, 2001 | State PD Task Force to Meet GWSS goes on display at Kern County Fair View sticky-trap maps on line Limited acreage in pilot project still problematic GWSS gradually decreasing in Bena Road area | 5/31/11 | |
| September 15, 2001 | Search for almond leaf scorch begins in pilot project Timing treatments in the Bena Road area Some areas in General Beale Road area remain problematic Tulare County to survey quanantined areas GWSS numbers decline sharply in pilot project Staff changes made at CDFA | 5/31/11 | |
| September 8, 2001 | Pilot project tour planned Citrus bulk movement meeting set Stop PD early Treatments made in Bena Road citrus groves Survey for almond leaf scorch underway in General Beale Road area | 5/31/11 | |
| September 1, 2001 | PD monitoring in Kern County: Growers advised to be vigilant and pull out diseased vines | 5/31/11 | |
| August 25, 2001 | GWSS survey begins next week on Hwy. 65 PD survey expanded in pilot project area Bena Road adult GWSS decline; yellow sticky traps support field observations | 5/31/11 | |
| August 18, 2001 | Parasitoid releases in Kern: So far, so good Bena Road traps indicate directional movement of GWSS | 5/31/11 | |
| August 11, 2001 | PD monitoring continues in pilot project Bena Road pilot project crops remain under observation | 5/31/11 | |
| August 4, 2001 | Bulk grape shipments must follow GWSS protocol Treatments completed in Bena Road citrus General Beale windbreak treatments revisited | 5/31/11 | |
| July 28, 2001 | Gov. Davis signs GWSS assessment legislation Treatments for GWSS continue in Bena Road citrus CDFA monitors GWSS in General Bealr Road windbreaks | 5/31/11 | |
| July 21, 2001 | Pierce's Disease monitoring imperative Monitoring results encouraging for July Comparing GWSS trap captures in windbreaks of General Beale and Bena Road areas Treatments to begin in Bena Road area | 5/31/11 |