The Sharpshooter can consume about 300 times its own weight in fluids from the xylem vessels of the plants upon which it feeds, thus producing copious amounts of excreta fluid. 07 inches (2 mm) to nearly ½ inch (13mm) long. The nymphs (5 instars) do not have wings, but develop wing pads in the 5th instar and are generally smaller than the adults, ranging in size from. Most of the egg masses have a waxy coating of brocosomes around the eggs for protection. The egg masses are usually composed of 10-20 eggs, but can lay more or as few as 1. The Sharpshooter will lay its eggs on almost any plant including cactus. Sharpshooters use an ovipositor to lay eggs inside of the underside of leaves.

The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter adults are ½ inch (13mm) long being fairly large for the Sharpshooter leafhopper family of insects. The GWSS feeds on a diverse number of plants, during which the bacteria can infect many tree fruit, nut, vine, and woody ornamental crops. The GWSS is a serious threat to the viticulture industry as the primary vector of the plant-infecting bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, Xf. Grapevine, fruit trees, and in the nymphal stages many weeds and grasses. The GWSS is a voracious feeder, and can fly long distances, preferring to feed upon cultivated crops, ie. Once restricted to the southeastern states, it was accidentally spread across the south into California. The Glassy-winged sharpshooter, GWSS, ( Homalodisca vitripennis), occurs naturally within the southern United States. Keywords (and why important): Vector of plant pathogens, Xylem feeder, pseudodiapause Size (or size of nearest relative): 15 and growing Texas Medical Center Genomic Center for Infectious Diseases (TMC GCID).Genetics of Adult Intellectual Disability Research Study.Accounting Specialist - Human Genome Sequencing Center.

Rat sharpshooter