Far from being alarmist this is a very real possibility while we continue to import Californian grape products. We call on the Government to be proactive and give our thriving viticulture industry the protection it deserves. Wings membranous, translucent, with reddish veins. This feeding can spread lethal diseases to host plants just as mosquitoes can transmit malaria in humans. The pest is highly mobile and can feed and spread disease to many plants in a day.
Infected plants lose their vigor and gradually die.