<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">If you do see this pest in your vineyard don’t freak out - take action.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">New protocols being published include a knock down spray followed by the new pheromone spray available.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are working with local pesticide sales facilities to urge them to carry products.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is organic protocol as well and as always this requires even more vigilance.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The VMB is tenacious and does not back down easily. Whatever your system it will require disciplined repeated action.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">prudy foxx <<a href="mailto:prudyfoxx@gmail.com" class="">prudyfoxx@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Vine Mealybug</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">June 7, 2018 at 8:02:33 AM PDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">vascm mailing list <<a href="mailto:vascm@kkn.net" class="">vascm@kkn.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii" class=""><div 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" class="" src="cid:8B5F3687-D62C-4507-9F90-73FF2ED2D727"><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>