tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post4147214705206907556..comments2009-04-12T06:58:27.371-07:00Craig Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17991879972329160420noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-1392255240687980802009-04-12T06:58:00.000-07:002009-04-12T06:58:00.000-07:00I've just found out that the gestation period for Pierce's Disease may be 3 years. I may not have missed that bullet yet.Craig Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17991879972329160420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-89695846187312776002008-07-15T07:43:00.000-07:002008-07-15T07:43:00.000-07:00Note from University of California, Riverside, about infestation of Glassy Wing Sharp Shooters (GWSS) in the Temecula Area (just 25 miles north of Blue-Merle Country):<BR/><BR/>"Numbers of GWSS trap catches are the highest since the start of the<BR/>program in 2000. Vineyards that are not treated are in trouble. Walking<BR/>certain vineyards Gevin Kenny has found high numbers of<BR/>GWSS. Putting down AdmirePro or Alias now may be too late. It<BR/>takes at least 3-4 days for the insecticide to get into the vine. Some<BR/>experts say GWSS can transmit the bacterium that causes PD in 20<BR/>minutes of feeding. I strongly suggest that you apply Assail in your<BR/>vineyards at this time, if you have not applied AdmirePro or Alias.<BR/>We are pursuing the GWSS numbers in the citrus areas. Some citrus<BR/>areas that have been treated with AdmirePro have not shown a<BR/>decrease in GWSS. I am sure many GWSS are coming from natural<BR/>vegetation and around homeowner properties. I have had complaints<BR/>about high numbers of GWSS in residential areas of Riverside<BR/>the last 2 weeks. No spring rains and exceptionally high<BR/>weather in June has caused these high GWSS numbers."Nick Toscanowww.ucr.edunoreply@blogger.com