Agriculture Santa Barbara County

Inspectors are setting traps through Monday in Central California vineyards for the crop-destroying glassy-winged sharpshooter. A single one of the insects was found outside a Santa Ynez home Monday. Santa Barbara County agricultural inspectors are working within a quarter-mile radius of the find, setting traps to detect a larger infestation. The pest infects grape plants with Pierce's disease, an incurable bacteria. The Santa Barbara County Vintners Assn.

Inspectors are setting traps through Monday in Central California vineyards for the crop-destroying glassy-winged sharpshooter. A single one of the insects was found outside a Santa Ynez home Monday. Santa Barbara County agricultural inspectors are working within a quarter-mile radius of the find, setting traps to detect a larger infestation. The pest infects grape plants with Pierce's disease, an incurable bacteria. The Santa Barbara County Vintners Assn.