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In 2010, winegrape growers in California voted
overwhelmingly to extend the assessment on winegrapes for another five years
to fund research to find a solution to Pierce's disease.
In addition to extending the assessment,
growers voted to expand the uses of the assessment to include research and outreach on other pests and diseases
of winegrapes. These pests and diseases must pose serious dangers to winegrapes, and efforts directed toward them must not substantially diminish the efforts
on Pierce’s disease.
The PD/GWSS Board has established a process to follow to ensure that
a candidate pest or disease meets the criteria set forth in
the legislation giving the Board the authority to designate other pests and
diseases.
- Click Here to
download
a flowchart on the process
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Click Here to
download the worksheet the Board uses to evaluate a suggested new pest or disease.
Any stakeholder may
suggest
a pest or disease for consideration. For more information or
questions, please call the CDFA Pierce's Disease Control Program at 916-900-5024 or
click here
to email.
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