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El Dorado County details eradication campaign after discovery of glassy winged sharpshooter
Summary
County agriculture staff told supervisors Feb. 3 that two glassy winged sharpshooters trapped in El Dorado Hills triggered an eradication effort that has treated more than 800 properties and received about $4 million in state funding; treatments are voluntary and staff urged resident consent to prevent reinfestation.
Corey Larson, assistant agricultural commissioner, told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 that El Dorado County shifted into an eradication response after two glassy winged sharpshooters were trapped in the Serrano neighborhood in October 2024. The county runs an annual pest-detection program that deploys more than 1,000 traps between May and October and augments that with visual surveys and nursery inspections.
“We have treated over 800 residences for glassy winged sharpshooter in the El Dorado Hills area,” Larson said, describing a mix of door-to-door outreach, mailings and coordination with HOAs and master…
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