Exploitation of vibrational signals for suppressing glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) populations could prove
to be a useful tool. However, existing knowledge on GWSS vibrational communication is insufficient to
implement a management program for this pest in California. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify
and describe substrate-borne signals associated with intraspecific communication of GWSS. Sound and video
recordings of male and female GWSS on plants revealed a complex series of behaviors linked to vibrational
signals that lead to mating. Data are currently being analyzed to characterize the spectral and temporal features of
signals such as frequency span, dominant frequency, intensity, and pulse repetition time
