Mendocino County ag officials test grape vines for invasive insect

The Mendocino County Agriculture officials reported this week that tests conducted so far on local samples of grape vines have not confirmed the presence of glassy-winged sharpshooter insects.

Mendocino County ag officials test grape vines for invasive insect. The Mendocino County Agriculture officials reported this week that tests conducted so far on local samples of grape vines have not confirmed the presence of glassy-winged sharpshooter insects. According to a press release from the Mendocino County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, staff there have “completed inspections of still in stock grapevine plants shipped from Burchell Nursery in Fresno County to the Ukiah Costco Wholesale store. Laboratory testing conducted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed that nymph samples collected from these shipments were not glassy-winged sharpshooter. We are now working with the public to locate, remove, and safely destroy infested plants before the pest can become established. Additionally, recent insect sam...