VASCM: April 24th Grower Meeting: Birds and Bugs

[David Goldfarb]

Hello everybody,

We want to extend an invitation to the wider winegrower community about this fun, interesting and informative event coming up during Earth week. Please see details below. 

Cheers,
David

Wild Farm Alliance and Santa Cruz
Mountains Wingrowers Association
are hosting a meeting about
Benefiting From and Managing Birds
and Bugs on April 24 th at Wrights
Station Vineyard in Los Gatos, CA.

Topics will focus on supporting
native birds as natural pest control
agents and on promoting and
supporting beneficial insects to
consume winegrape pests like
mealybugs, leafhoppers,
sharpshooters and tree hoppers.

Jo Ann Baumgartner of Wild Farm
Alliance will lead a discussion on the
many positive contributions to pest
control made by local bird life and
what we can do to support that. She
will also cover pest birds and their
control.

Houston Wilson, PhD and Asst.
Cooperative Extension Specialist will
present his extensive work with
Napa growers on beneficial insect
habitat and release of effective
species.

Elissa Olimpi, PhD and avian
researcher, will give a live
presentation of local bird life
temporarily captured from the
immediate Wrights Station Vineyard
edges in a mist net demonstration.
Come on time as we will not hold the
birds for long and you will have a
chance to see up close our avian
neighbors.

Registration is free for SCMWA
members and $15 for non-members.
Register by email:
samanthas at scmwa.com
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