Feb 26, 2008 | View All Issues
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.Download (PDF)