by Lodi Growers | Jul 26, 2013
Grapevine red blotch disease 2013 by Unknown, NCPN_Red_Blotch_2013.pdf (0.5 MiB) - First Paragraph: What is red blotch? Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV), is the latest addition to the list of more than 75 graft-transmissible agents that have been...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 16, 2013
Grapevine red blotch disease 2012 by Mysore R. Sudarshana, James A. Wolpert, Sudarshana_Red_Blotch_2012.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First introductory sentence: In 2008, Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines on rootstock 101-14 in research plots at the Oakville Station, (Department of...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 12, 2013
Powdery mildew weapons near 1993 by T.J. Burnham, Burnham_Powdery_Mildew_1993.pdf (0.8 MiB) - First Paragraph: New registrations of fatty acid and an oil material on the horizon for California grape growers bring important additional weapons to the fight against...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 12, 2013
Simplified key to families of common California spiders by P.J. Marer, B.J. Kaston, Marer_Spiders_Unknownyear.pdf (0.8 MiB) - A guide to the various distinctions of different types of spiders, common to California's ecosystem.
by Lodi Growers | Jun 28, 2013
Some common natural enemies in vineyards by Mary Louise Flint, Flint_Pest_Identification_1993.pdf (0.3 MiB) - First Sentence: Anagrus epos . This almost microscopic wasp attacks the eggs of the grape leafhopper, and to a lesser extent, the variegated leafhopper.
by Lodi Growers | Jun 28, 2013
Calibrating Vine Sprayers by William E. Steinke, Steinke_Calibrating_Sprayers_Unknownyear.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First Paragraph: Calibrating a vine sprayer is simple whether it is a high-volume, low-volume, air-carrier, or herbicide boom sprayer. Often, each sprayer...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Symptoms of herbicide injury by Clyde L. Elmore, Elmore_Herbicide_Unknownyear.pdf (1.1 MiB) - First three sentences: Plants show many responses to environmental conditions. Naturally occurring substances either in excess or deficient in quantities, causes symptoms in...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Calibration of herbicide sprayers by Robert W. Brazelton, Brazleton_Herbicide_Unknownyear.pdf (0.3 MiB) - A guide to the calibration of herbicide sprayers, with instructions for prior to going into the field, as well as cautions for safety.
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Vegetation management in grapes by Bob Mullen, Mullen_Weeds_Unknownyear.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First Paragraph: Weeds can be described as those undesirable plant species that interfere with man's activities or his welfare. They are plants out of place which cost California...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Vertebrate pest management in orchards by Rex E. Marsh, Marsh_Vertebrates_Unknownyear.pdf (0.7 MiB) - First Paragraph: Bird and mammal pests are found in and around orchards throughout the state. Some damage caused by birds results in loss of the current fruit or nut...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls by Chuck Ingels, Ingels_Barn_Owls_1995.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First two sentences: Farmers and ranchers are looking closely at the benefits barn owls offer as an alternative method of controlling vertebrate pests...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Are barn owls a biological control for gophers? Evaluating effectiveness in vineyards and orchards by Thomas Moore, Dirk Van Vuren, Chuck Ingels, Moore_Barn_Owls_1998.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First two sentences: Several rodent species cause damage in vineyards and orchards....
by Lodi Growers | Jun 27, 2013
Pocket gophers by Ronald M. Case, Bruce A. Jasch, Case_Pocket_Gophers_Unknownyear.pdf (1.2 MiB) - First Sentence: Pocket gophers (Fig. 1) are fossorial (burrowing) rodents, so named because they have fur-lined pouches outside of the mouth, one on each side of the face...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 26, 2013
Sidebar: Vine surgery tested as management strategy for Botryosphaeria by Hal Huffsmith, Robert Abercrombie, Todd Berg, Bernardo Farias, Huffsmith_Surgery_Strategies_2012.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First Sentence: The Sutter Home Vineyard President in Arbuckle (Colusa County)...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 26, 2013
Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS) by Unknown, LWWC_IPM_Update_1993.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First two sentences: This ravenous, foliage feeding worm pest has recently been found in commercial vineyards in the NORTHEAST SECTOR of the district in Southeastern...