Ordered Out-of-State Vines? Be Compliant with WSDA Quarantines. Author: By Aaron Paul, WSDA Plant Services A common question from Washington growers is whether they can import grapevines from out of […]
Pesticide Recertification Credits and Licensing By Carol Black, WSU Pesticide Education Specialist changes to obtaining recertification credits and taking pesticide license exams. Washington State Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) is the regulatory […]
New FRAMEnetworks Resources for Growers Author: Charlotte Oliver, FRAME Project Manager, WSU Prosser IAREC Fungicide resistance has been a troubling issue for many years. A lot of fungicide resistance research […]
Japanese Beetle Update By Washington State Department of Agriculture After catching just three Japanese beetles during last summer’s trapping program, WSDA is now catching thousands of the beetles in the Grandview […]
Vineyard Idling: Part 2 Author: Michelle Moyer, Washington State University As promised in the Fall 2025 Issue of VEEN, we have created additional recommendations on how to plan for vineyard […]
Vineyard Idling – Part 1 – Winter Activities Authors: Michelle Moyer and Markus Keller, Washington State University Sometimes market demand, farm-specific economic decisions, or resource scarcity may dictate that vineyard […]
Poor Fruit Set in Grapes: Causes and Mitigation Practices Authors: Geraldine Diverres, New Mexico State University, Markus Keller and Michelle Moyer, WSU Prosser IAREC Fruit set is a key developmental stage in […]
Spotted Lanternfly and Japanese Beetle Update By Cassie Cichorz, WSDA Outreach Specialist Spotted Lanternfly Update Mid to late summer is the time to be on the lookout for spotted lanternfly adults, […]
Digging into Meloidogyne hapla Sampling In Vineyards Authors: Bernadette Gagnier and Michelle Moyer, WSU Prosser Northern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla) is a soil-borne pest of Washington State wine grape (Vitis vinifera) […]
Endangered Species Act and Impact on Pesticide Applications Authors: Rachel Bomberger, Christina Ward, Henry Wetzel, and Wendy Sue Wheeler, WSU Pesticide Education Have you recently purchased a new container of your […]