Viticulture & Enology Extension Contacts

Viticulture

Statewide Viticulture Specialist

WSU-IAREC (Prosser)

Michelle Moyer

• 509-786-9234
• michelle.moyer@wsu.edu
• Specialty: General viticulture production; canopy management; sustainable production

Grapevine Pathology
(Diseases & Nematodes)

WSU-IAREC (Prosser)

Naidu Rayapati

• 509-786-9215
• naidu@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Grapevine viruses; virus detection; clean plants

Gary Grove

• 509-786-9283
• grove@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Grapevine diseases; disease forecasting; fungicide evaluations

Scott Harper

• 509-786-9230
• scott.harper@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Clean Plant Network; viruses and virus detection

Grapevine Entomology (Pests)

WSU-IAREC (Prosser)

Doug Walsh

• 509-786-9287
• dwalsh@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Insect pests; insect monitoring, insecticide evaluations

David James

• 509-786-9280
• david_james@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Insect pests; biocontrol; natural covercrops

WSU-Wenatchee

Jay Brunner

• 509-663-8181
• jfb@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Insect pests; mating disruption; insect development

Weed Management

WSU-Wenatchee

Lynn Sosnoskie

• 509-663-8181
• lynn.sosnoskie@wsu.edu
• Specialty: the biology, ecology, and management of weeds in irrigated crops

Soil and Nutrient Management

WSU-IAREC (Prosser)

Joan Davenport

• 509-786-9384
• jdavenp@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Soil and nutrient management

AgWeatherNet

WSU-IAREC (Prosser)

Gary Grove

• 509-786-9283
• grove@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Epidemiology and management of fungal diseases of stone fruits and grapes

Irrigation Management

WSU-IAREC (Prosser)

Troy Peters

• 509-786-9247
• troy_peters@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Irrigation systems; irrigation management

Agrochemical Assessments

WSU-TriCities

Allan Felsot

• 509-372-7365
• afelsot@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Pesticide drift; new sprayer technologies; agrochemical movement

Sprayer Technology

Benton-Franklin Co Ext.

Gwen Hoheisel

• 509-786-5609
• ghoheisel@wsu.edu
• Specialty: Sprayer best management practices; sprayer technology; general production; pesticide drift