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</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">The next VASCM meeting:
Vine Mealybug: Prevention and
Control; Beneficials</font></b><b><b><font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><br>
</font></b><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">with Dr. Sheena
Sidhu, entomologist; Sam Earnshaw,
Hedgerows Unlimited; and David
Goldfarb, Clos de la Tech</font></b><b><b><br>
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<b>Wednesday, August 15<br>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">2</font>:00<font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"> - 5:00</font></font>pm<br>
at Regale Winery & Vineyards<br>
24040 Summit Rd., Los Gatos <br>
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<br>
</b>Vine Mealybug (and other mealybugs)
are making inroads in the Santa Cruz
Mountains. They have been found in some
of our vineyards and are spreading. VMB
effects long-term vine health, yield and
wine quality. Even if you haven't seen
signs yet you should know what to look
for, how to prevent and what to do to
control this pest if and when it arrives
in your vineyard. This program will
provide valuable information so that you
can be proactive in combating this
pernicious pest:<br>
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<div><i>Dr. Sheena Sidhu, </i><i>entomologist</i>:
will discuss the life cycle and the
most effective control methods
(chemical and biological). </div>
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<div><i>Sam Earnshaw</i><i>, Hedgerows
Unlimited</i>: how to create
successful beneficial insect habitat
around the vineyard to enhance natural
control of potential pests. </div>
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<div><i>David Goldfarb, Winegrower, Clos
de la Tech</i>: will share his
experience combating vine mealybugs
using a variety of practices including
insecticides,
pheromones, cover crops and releasing
predator insects. <br>
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face="Helvetica, Arial,
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face="Helvetica, Arial,
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face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Please bring
your <font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">own chair.
And, <font
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usual, please bring a
bottle of wine to share. </font></font></font><br>
</font></font></font> <br>
</font>We look forward to seeing you at
the meeting and catching up on this
year's vintage as we prepare for the
upcoming harvest.<br>
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<i>This meeting is a joint meeting with
the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers
Assn. And thank you to Regale Winery
for hosting.</i><br>
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Regards,<br>
The VASCM Board:<br>
- Mary Lindsay<br>
- Ken Swegles<br>
- June Salsbury<br>
- Rick Clarke<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><b>Directions to Regale
Winery & Vineyards, 24040 Summit
Rd., Los Gatos </b><br>
</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">- From Hwy. <font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">17<font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">, exit Summit Rd. and
head east (if you have come from
Los Gatos, come back over <font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">17 <font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">on the overpass</font>
and left onto Summit Rd.; if you
have come from Santa Cruz, stay
right off the exit <font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">and continue</font>
on Summit Rd.)</font><br>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">- drive 3.<font
face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">3</font> miles on
Summit Rd. to Regale on the
right (next to Burrell School
Vineyard<font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">s)<br>
<i><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">Map on
the Regale website <a
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href="http://www.regalewine.com/contact_us.html">here</a>.
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