<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Friends,<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">This a an excellent picture of Vine Mealybug, the ugly and very dangerous species of mealybug that is trying to find its way to our region.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Be on vigilant look out for this pest. If you see significant ant activity on your vines peel away the bark and look.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We do not want this pest on the loose! Note: a key difference between the ubiquitous mealybugs we see every year and VMB at this stage is the yellowish tinge. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">FYI: This picture was taken from a vine on the fringes of our AVA (in fact outside of the AVA but close and coming from the North).</div></div>Friends,<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">This a an excellent picture of Vine Mealybug, the ugly and very dangerous species of mealybug that is trying to find its way to our region.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Be on vigilant look out for this pest. If you see significant ant activity on your vines peel away the bark and look.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We do not want this pest on the loose! Note: a key difference between the ubiquitous mealybugs we see every year and VMB at this stage is the yellowish tinge. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">FYI: This picture was taken from a vine on the fringes of our AVA (in fact outside of the AVA but close and coming from the North).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><img apple-inline="yes" id="079C3373-C666-46A8-B6D7-6EA2D3CC53EA" src="cid:8B5F3687-D62C-4507-9F90-73FF2ED2D727" class=""><br class=""></body></html>