POTENTIAL OF CONVENTIONAL AND BIORATIONAL INSECTICIDES FOR GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER CONTROL

• Author(s): Akey, David; Blua, Matthew; Henneberry, Thomas; Civerolo, Ed; Toscano, Nick; Wendel, Lloyd;
• Abstract: The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) is a primary vector of Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al., the causative agent of Pierces disease (PD) in grapevines. The incidence of PD has increased with serious fruit and vine losses as GWSS numbers have increased in southern California (Blua et al. 1999). With continuing spread of GWSS, Purcell et al. (1999) suggested that diseases caused by X. fastidiosa are likely to become more prevalent. There is an urgent need to develop short- and long-term GWSS management that is economically, ecologically and socially acceptable. The essential cultural and biological components of developing integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for the short-term, at least, will need an efficacious GWSS chemical control component with attendant insecticide resistance management (IRM), and integrated crop management (ICM) inputs.
• Publication Date: Dec 2001
• Journal: 2001 Pierce's Disease Research Symposium