A pest known as a threat to grapevines has been found in a residential area of Vacaville and state and local agricultural officials are continuing to survey the area to determine the next steps to eradicate the infestation.

At least five glassy-winged sharpshooters were detected earlier this month via traps set broadly around parts of the state, and additional traps set up in the same area afterward detected about 35 more of the insects, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.