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glassy wing sharpshooters: Are We Insectophobes? - 05/01/09 07:38 PM
I was just working on an article about the attempted control and eradication of the Glassy Wing Sharpshooter in California. The GWSS posed a deadly threat to California Vineyards back in the late 90's so a coalition of government, businesses, universities, institutions, etc., have banded together with one goal in mind - eradicate the Glassy Wing Sharpshooter. It's not a goner yet but the end may be in sight - no more GWSS! Yeah!
Wait just a darn minute. All these groups are banded together to try to ERADICATE an insect species? In California? Am I hearing that right?
Didn't I just … (4 comments)

glassy wing sharpshooters: Imagine - No Temecula Valley Wine Country. - 05/01/09 06:14 PM
It seemed appropriate this morning that I was driving through the Temecula Valley Wine Country to hear a presentation on the vineyards. It was a glorious morning, the vines have sprouted about a foot of verdant green foliage, there was a gentle ground mist wending its way through the hills and above the mist, two hot air balloons hovered silently. One of those morning calling out for a good camera - which I didn't have.
Now imagine the vineyards, the mist, the balloons didn't exist in Temecula. It almost happened.
Was it really only ten years ago that Wine Spectator Magazine … (0 comments)