December 2020

  • PD/GWSS Board Newsletter Now Available Online
  • Research & Outreach Project Proposals due Jan. 31, 2021
  • In the News
PD/GWSS Board Newsletter Now Available Online


  • How Can We Keep Spotted Lanternfly Out of California?

  • Expanded Area-Wide Treatments Tackle GWSS Population Increase

  • On the Research Front:

  • Grapevine Virus Management in Lodi: A Collaborative Research and Integrated Outreach Effort to Help Solve a Statewide Challenge

  • Grape Protoplast Isolation and Regeneration of Plants for use in Gene Editing Technology

  • Riverside County Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Program: Temecula Valley and Coachella Valley
Research & Outreach Project Proposals Due Jan. 31, 2021

The Pierce's Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board is now accepting proposals for research and outreach projects. Funding preference will be given to projects deemed likely to lead to practical solutions to winegrape pest and disease problems in California. The Board's research and outreach program is funded by the PD/GWSS winegrape grower assessment. 

Proposals are due via electronic submission by Jan. 31, 2021, and award notifications are expected to be announced in May 2021. Read more about projects funded by the PD/GWSS Board.