Bay Area agriculture officials are on high alert after a Fresno County nursery imported a dangerous grapevine pest into the region via Costco sales to consumers.

On Tuesday, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Solano, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Yolo counties all reported that the infamous glassy-winged sharpshooter had been found in grapevines sold at Costco locations throughout the Bay Area. On Wednesday, Contra Costa County joined their ranks.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.