Plants sold at Costco stores around California this spring, the Ukiah warehouse among them, harbored the glassy-winged sharpshooter - an insect that can spread Xylella fastidiosa, the bacterium behind ...

Grape phylloxera, or Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, is an aphidlike insect that attacks grapevines with devastating effects. In Colorado, where wine is an estimated US$3.9 billion dollar industry, ...

Bay Area lawmakers are asking federal officials for $32.2 million in emergency funding to battle a dangerous grapevine pest introduced into the region by Costco sales to consumers. Northern California ...

The effort is requesting $32.2 million to help eradicate the GWSS, whose economic impact on the industry could amount to $104 million annually.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While folks in the Pittsburgh area have been swatting away spotted lanternflies or dutifully squishing them underfoot, a task ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Female grape berry moths are the biggest insect threat to wine grapes in the eastern U.S. The moths lay their eggs on grapes and, once hatched, the larvae penetrate the skin, then eat ...

Vineyard with integrated pest management near Káptalantóti, in the Balaton Uplands region, Hungary. Land use change and the increased agrochemical use associated with agricultural intensification ...

California grape growers are aiming to create a no-fly zone for the glassy-winged sharpshooter, overwhelmingly agreeing to extend a tax dedicated to fighting the pest that is threatening to severely ...