by Lodi Growers | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Welcome to part two of a three part Coffee Shop series on understanding and managing trunk diseases in Lodi vineyards. In part one of this series we discussed how to identify trunk canker diseases, practices to prevent them, and management strategies for new and...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 14, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
The invasive vine mealybug (VMB) is a carrier of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses (GRLaV) and, therefore, among the most damaging grapevine pests in the United States. While a variety of chemical and biological controls have been developed to target the VMB, none...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 7, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
All winegrape growers know what frost is, but not everyone understands the physics behind how it develops. Such an understanding is useful when figuring out how to protect your vines from frost damage. This article was written by Steve Hammersmith, president of Shur...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 2, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
The newest contributor to the Coffee Shop is Larry Whitted, an independent pest control adviser (PCA)based in Lodi. Larry graduated from the Pest Management Program at U.C. Berkeley in 1980 and now has 34 years of experience as a PCA working with fruit and nut crops...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
I want to share with Lodi growers and local PCAs this new UC Cooperative Extension library of video interviews with IPM scientists, educators, and practitioners. I hope you find this resource interesting and useful. The Integrated Pest Management approach has done...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 19, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Most vineyards in California are likely infected with trunk diseases (wood-canker). The main diseases are Botryosphaeria dieback, Esca, Eutypa dieback, and Phomopsis dieback. The infections are chronic and accumulate over time. Infected vines become less profitable...