According to a California Association of Winegrape producers (CAWG) spokesperson, “it’s terrifying to know that a small pest has the potential to devastate the livelihood of our growers and ravage an industry that is so vital to the California economy” News this week.
80% of wine produced in America is made by winemakers in California. The Wine Institute, a California-based public policy advocacy group, ranks the state as the fourth-largest wine producer in the world.
The representative stated that the possible impact of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) on vineyards might have a cascading effect on employment, taxation, and tourism throughout the entire state.
Spotted lanternflies are actually a type of bug known as a genuine bug that feeds on plants, according to Dr. Dan Suiter, the Orkin Professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Georgia, who made this revelation to Business.
