Media Coverage

2017

• Western Farm Press - Mar. 2017 - "Researchers Ramp Up Releases of Tiny Wasp to Improve Biological Control of the Virginia Creeper Leafhopper"

• VCLH Area-wide IPM Program receives "IPM Achievement Award" from California Department of Pesticide Regulation - Jan 2017

2016

• Organic Wines Uncorked - July 2016 - "Virginia Creeper Leafhopper: Fairyfly to the Rescue"

2015

• UC ANR Green Blog - Feb. 2015 - "Organic farmers are counting on UC to control exotic Virginia creeper leafhoppers"

2014

• UC IPM Highlights - 2014 - "Advisors Team Up Against Exotic Pests"

2013

• KCRB - Aug. 2013 - "New Vineyard Pest Approaching from the North"
• Western Farm Press - Aug. 2013 - "Pest outbreak mars good wine grape season"
• Sonoma County Farm Bureau - July 2013 - "Virginia creeper leafhopper, a new leafhopper pest of grapes in our region"
• CCOF - July 2013 - "Virginia Creeper Leafhopper Invading California Vineyards"
• Pest News - Mar. 2013 - "Virginia creeper leafhopper invades California"

2012

• UC IPM Highlights - 2012 - "Non-native bugs invade California"
• The Packer - Nov. 2012 - "New leafhopper pest found in California vineyards"
• Wines & Vines - Nov. 2012 - "New Pest Invades Western Vineyards"