Disease, Pest and Weed Management

Foliar and Fruit Diseases

• Botrytis Bunch Rot
  • Botrytis Bunch Rot – WSU #FS046e
  • ESPAÑOL – Prodredumbre por Botrytis (.pdf) – WSU #FS046ES
• Powdery Mildew
  • Grapevine Powdery Mildew: Eastern Washington – WSU #EM058e
  • WESTERN WA – Grapevine Powdery Mildew: Western Washington – WSU #EM059e
  • ESPAÑOL – Oídio de la Uva – WSU #EM058ES
• Sour Rots
  • Summer Rots (Sour Rot) – UC-Davis

Root and Trunk Diseases

• Armillaria Root Rot
  • Armillaria Root Rot – UC-Davis
• Crown Gall
  
  • CrownGall (.pdf) – WSU Whitepaper
  • Crown Gall Research Update (.pdf) – Cornell University
• Eutypa Dieback
  • Eutypa Dieback – UC-Davis
• Esca / Petri Disease / Young Vine Decline
  • Esca/Petri Disease – UC-Davis
• Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot
  • Grape Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot – PNW Disease Handbook
  • Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot of Grapes – The Ohio State
  • Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot – UC-Davis
• Pierce’s Disease of Grape
  • Pierce’s Disease – UC-Davis

Viruses

For additional information on grapevine viruses, please contact: Dr. Naidu Rayapati.

• Grapevine Leafroll
  
  • Grapevine Leafroll Disease [English] – WSU EB2027e
  • ESPAÑOL – La Enfermedad del Enrollamieno de la Hoja de Parra – WSU EB2027eS
• Trunk Viruses
  • Rupestris Stem Pitting – WSU Webpage
  • Corky Bark Disorder – WSU Webpage
• Grapevine Red Blotch Disease (.pdf) – NCPN Factsheet
• Videos
  • How Grapevine Virus Diseases Spread – Video
  • Grapevine Leafroll Disease Symptoms – Video
  • Start Clean, Stay Clean – Video

Root Pests

• Nematodes
  • Introduction to Plant-Parasitic Nematodes – APSNet.org
  • Fumigation Alternatives – Center for Sustainable Agriculture at WSU
  • Mustard Green Manures – WSU #FS219e
• Phylloxera – Biology and Management (WSU Webpage)

 

Canopy / Foliage Pests

• Beetles and Weevils
  • Japanese Beetle – Washington (.pdf)
  • Black Vine Weevil – WSU Webpage
  • Flea Beetle – Cornell University
• Cane Borers
  • Grape Cane Borer (.pdf) – Cornell University
  • Shothole Borer – UC-Davis
• Cutworms: Grapes
  • Cutworms in Grapes – WSU Webpage
  • General Biology of Cutworm – UC-Davis
  • Control of Cutworm using trunk applications (.pdf) – WSU Trial Report
• Leafhoppers – PNW Insect Handbook
• Mealybugs
  • 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 – General Biology – UC-Davis
• Thrips – General Biology – UC-Davis

Fruit Pests

• Light Brown Apple Moth (.pdf) – WSU
• Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle (MALB) (2000) – WSU
• Spotted Wing Drosophila
  
  • 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
  • WESTERN WA – SWD in Western Washington – Website – WSU
• Stink Bugs
  
  • 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)

Weed Identification

• Weed Science Society of America – Weed Identification
• WSU Weed Identification Service
• Weed Factsheets:
  • Butterfly Bush– WSU #EB2007e
  • Common Fennel– WSU #EB2034
  • Bind Weed (.pdf) – PNW 0580
  • Nightshade – PNW 0588
  • Puncturevine (Goat’s head) – PNW 0133
  • Rush Skeletonweed – PNW 465
  • Scotch Broom (.pdf) – PNW 103

Weed Management

• Invasive Weeds of Eastern Washington – WSU #EM005
• Managing Herbicide Resistant Weeds (.pdf) – PNW 0437
• Managing Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Orchard and Vineyards (.pdf) – UC-Davis IPM
• Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies (.pdf) – SARE
• ORGANIC – Soil Biodegradable Mulches
• ORGANIC – Weed Management in a Newly Established Organic Wine Grape Vineyard (.pdf). February 2011. (Miles, C., T. Miller, J. Roozen, C. Bolton, M. Olmstead, and J. King). Results of a 2-year weed management trial in a new organic vineyard at WSU-Mount Vernon NWREC.
• ORGANIC – Weed Management in Organic Vineyards (UC-Davis). This website discusses weed management before and after planting, vine row and middle of vine row management.

Noxious Weed Control

• Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
• WSDA Noxious Weed Database

 

Birds

• Attracting and Retaining Birds of Prey (.pdf) – NRCS Factsheet
• Standards for Bird Control in Vineyards (.pdf) – Oregon Wine Board
• Building Birdhouses to Attract Insect-Eating Birds – UI #Wildlife 4
• Nonlethal Bird Deterrent Strategies – OSU #EM9286

Deer / Elk

• Non-lethal Methods for Controlling Deer Damage – Conneticut Webpage
• Controlling Deer in Idaho Horticultural Crops (.pdf) – UI Factsheet
• Late-Season Bird and Deer Control in Vineyards – eXtension
• Living with White-tailed Deer: Evaluating Damage and Potential Solutions  – U of Illinois
• White-tailed Deer – Biology and Management (.pdf)  – Cornell University

Sage Rats / Badgers / Voles

• Integrated Pest Management for Voles (.pdf) – NRCS Idaho
• Meadow Voles and Pocket Gophers (.pdf) – PNW #627
• Rodents – Wildlife Damage Management

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