Grape Insects

Canopy/Trunk Pests

• Cutworms: Grapes
  • Cutworms in Grapes – WSU Webpage
  • General Biology of Cutworm – UC-Davis
  • Control of Cutworm using trunk applications (.pdf) – WSU Trial Report
• Mealybugs: Grapes
  • Field Monitoring for Viruses and Mealybug in PNW Vineyards (.pdf) – OSU #EM8985
  • Mealybug: General Biology – UC-Davis
  • Mealybug: Optimal Timing for Control (.pdf) – WSU Trial Report
• Mites
  • Grape Rust Mites (.pdf) – WSU
  • Rust Mites and Short Shoot Syndrome – OSU
  • Mites Overview – Ohio State
  • Webspinning Spider Mites – UC-Davis
  • Identifying Spider Mites – UC-Davis
• Scales: Grapes
  • Scales: General Biology – UC-Davis
• Thrips: Grapes
  • Thrips: General Biology – UC-Davis
• Cane Borers
  • Grape Cane Borer (.pdf) – Cornell University
  • Shothole Borer – UC-Davis
• Beetles and Weevils: General
  • Black Vine Weevil – WSU Webpage
  • Japanese Beetle – Virginia Tech
  • Flea Beetle – Cornell University

Fruit Pests

• Light Brown Apple Moth
  • Light Brown Apple Moth (.pdf) – WSU
• Various Stink Bugs: Grapes
  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (.pdf) – WSU
  • Field Guide to Stink Bugs (.pdf) – Viginia Tech IPM
  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Samari Wasp Parasitism ( PBS article and video)
• Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle: Grapes
  • Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle (MALB) (2000) – WSU
• Spotted Wing Drosophila: Grapes
  • Spotted Wing Drosophila in Washington – Wine Grape Bulletin (.pdf) – WSU
  • Spotted Wing Drosophila in Washington – Concord Grape Bulletin (.pdf) – WSU
  • SWD in Eastern Washington – Website – WSU
  • SWD in Western Washington – Website – WSU

Root Pests

• Nematodes: Grapes
• Phylloxera: Grapes
  • Phylloxera: Biology and Management in the Pacific Northwest (.pdf) – OSU
  • National Phylloxera Management Protocol (.pdf) – Australia
  • 2019 Harvest-Time Best Management Practices in the Vineyard and Winery (.pdf) – Washington Winergrowers Association

Integrated Pest Management

With a firm foundation of laboratory and applied research, faculty and staff of WSU communicate the latest in crop protection and sustainable pest management tactics to our state’s agricultural producers and other end users.

• Integrated Pest Management at WSU
• Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Pacific Northwest Vineyards – #PNW644

WA Pest Surveys and Consultants

Information regarding pest issues, management, and biology for Washington State and the Pacific Northwest is below:

• Analytical Laboratories and Consultants Serving Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest (2005)
• Consultants (Links to WAWGG website)
• Pest Management Strategic Plan for Grapes in Washington State (2014) (.pdf)

Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC)

IRAC is an international working group dedicated to developing pest management strategies that reduce the likelihood of pesticide resistance development.

• Insecticide Resistance Management