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<font face="Arial">Hello, everyone:</font><br>
<p><font face="Arial">David Gates, senior vice president of vineyard
operations at Ridge, shares his expertise in the use of
beneficial insects for biocontrol in this blog article: <a
href="https://www.uaviq.com/en/2021/11/how-a-california-viticulturist-uses-biological-control-and-cultural-practices-to-combat-pests/"
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. David talks about the use of beneficials (including predatory
mites) to eradicate/control pests such as Vine mealybug and
mites; cover crop choices to attract beneficials; and cultural
practices to maintain healthy vines and reduce susceptibility to
pests, including minimizing dust. He also discusses the use of
synthetic and organic pesticides.<br>
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<p><font face="Arial">This article is a blog on the website of </font><font
face="Arial"><a
href="https://t.sidekickopen01.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cNfbDW7c0t1v1jkhflW4kC_d_4bYdC6Vb7mcS4cqMmXVz7kPM1QNpm1101?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-4hCvl5w47k2sh48S2&si=7000000002267144&pi=dd58f329-ebf8-48f3-dd0c-01403b9359be"
target="_blank">UAV-IQ</a>, a company that uses drones to
release beneficials. The contact info for the author and company
representative, Thomas Grandperrin, is below. <br>
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<p><font face="Arial">David Gates is in charge of 320 acres of
estate winegrape production in Sonoma and 140 acres in the Santa
Cruz Mountains. After the last 40 acres get certified this year,
all Ridge's estate vineyards will officially be organic. <br>
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<p><font face="Arial">Thank you to Thomas and David for generously
sharing this helpful information. And enjoy the read!<br>
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<font face="Arial">Mary Lindsay</font><br>
<font face="Arial">Muns Vineyard <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.munsvineyard.com">www.munsvineyard.com</a><br>
</font><font face="Arial">VASCM <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.vascm.org">www.vascm.org</a><br>
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<p><font face="Arial">We were fortunate to have a VASCM meeting on
IPM practices at Ridge in 2008, in the early years of Ridge's
use of beneficials. <br>
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