DNA fingerprinting techniques were used to identify fungal pathogens from cadavers of the glassy-winged sharpshooter bearing conidiophores that were collected during an epizootic of fungal diseases in Poplarville, Mississippi. Trichothecium roseum, Beauveria bassiana, Paecilomyces fumosorus, Hirsutella sp. and Metarhizium sp. were recovered from the cadavers of the sharpshooters, but these fungi appeared to be either secondary pathogens or saprobes rather than primary pathogens of the sharpshooter. Pseudogibellula formicarum was the cause of epizootic of diseases. However, a great number of sharpshooters were also infested with the fungi, Hirsutella and Beauveria. Overall, these fungi could provide new avenues for the biological control of the glassy-winged sharpshooter and complement current control strategies