VASCM: Tailgate Meeting this Wednesday 4/27 in Corralitos on European Grapevine Moth

[Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard]

A reminder about our tailgate meeting on the European Grapevine Moth 
this Wednesday, April 27, 3:00pm:


*VASCM Tailgate Meeting on the EGVM*
Wednesday, April 27, 3:00pm
at Biagini Vineyards, Corralitos (directions below)

Speakers:
- Larry Bettiga, UC Cooperative Extension
- a representative from the County Ag Dept. to talk about trapping

The meeting will cover:
- identification of Lobesia botrana, and its lifecycle
- local trapping results
- spray regimen and options
- harvest protocols - for vineyards and wineries, including transport

*Please note: This is a tailgate meeting. We will not be providing food 
nor doing a wine tasting as at our regular membership meetings. This is 
a BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair) event.
*
Directions to Biagini Vineyard
1624 Chardonnay Ridge Rd., Corralitos
from Freedom Blvd. (coming from Hwy 1), make a left on Hames.
then left on Pleasant Valley Rd.
after about 1/2 mile (not far) make a right on Oak Tree Ln.
then right on Chardonnay Ridge Rd.


At harvest last year the moth was found in south Santa Clara County. The 
CDFA is actively
implementing a spray and eradication program currently in the quarantine 
area there.
See the Gilroy Dispatch report at
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/NEWS/274569-COUNTY-PLANS-TO-ERADICATE-GRAPEVINE-MOTHS-90-PROPERTIES-AFFECTED

The moths are flying now. Larvae
generally hatch around May-June (and feed on the flowers). Spraying can
be done for either the moth or larvae cycle, but should be done soon -
before any present can attack flowers. The spray regimen is easy - it
can be added to your existing spray, and organic antidotes are
available. Efforts to eradicate lobesia in other areas in the state are
proving successful. We just need to be vigilant and not let it spread in
the Santa Cruz Mountains.


Here are a few resources about the EGVM:

For more information on UC IPM recommendations for EGVM see
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/EXOTIC/eurograpevinemoth.html.

Additional information on EGVM is available from APHIS at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/eg_moth/index.shtml
and from CDFA at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/egvm/index.html.

- a list of recommended sprays at
http://cenapa.ucdavis.edu/news_970/European_Grapevine_Moth_688/?newsitem=25609 

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