Northern California Destroys 160 Costco Grapevines After Invasive Pest Hits 10 Counties
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Updated · KCRA Sacramento · May 27
Northern California Destroys 160 Costco Grapevines After Invasive Pest Hits 10 Counties
14 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · May 27
Sacramento County destroyed 160 grapevines delivered to Costco after inspectors found multiple life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter on shipments sold in Sacramento and Marysville.
April 21 to May 21 shipments from Burchell Nursery in Fresno County also turned up infestations in Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties, helping trigger alerts across 10 Northern California counties.
Hundreds of grapevines remain unaccounted for after purchase, and officials told buyers to seal vines in two garbage bags, arrange citrus inspections, and not return, move, trash or compost the plants.
The non-native insect can spread Pierce's Disease, which can kill grapevines and damage almond, citrus and ornamental plants, raising risks for California vineyards, agriculture and home gardens.
A single nursery shipment breached California's pest defenses. How did a quarantined insect end up on retail shelves?
Your new Costco plant could be a Trojan horse for a vineyard-killing disease. Are home gardens the new ground zero?