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Description: Homalodisca vitripennis Germar, 1821 Common Name: glassy-winged sharpshooter Photographer: Reyes Garcia III, USDA Agricultural Research Service, United States Descriptor: Adult(s) Description: The glassy-winged sharpshooter is the culprit behind the spread of Pierce's disease among grapevines. The insect infects the plant with the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa when it feeds on the sap from the xylem tissue of a vine. Image taken in: United States
Title: Homalodisca vitripennis 1355010
Credit: This image is Image Number 1355010 at Insect Images, a source for entomological images operated by The Bugwood Network at the University of Georgia and the USDA Forest Service.
Author: Reyes Garcia III, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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