The University of California has an extensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) website with a comprehensive section for grapes, including a year-round IPM program and guidelines. The UC IPM guidelines are an excellent source of information on managing pests. It includes the UC's official guidelines for monitoring pests and using pesticides or nonpesticide alternatives for managing insect, mite, nematode, weed, and disease pests.
The UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines for Grape.
If you are having specific concerns or problems, please contact MacKenzie the integrated pest management advisor for the area
Common Foothill Grape Insect & Mite Pests
- General mealybug information and links
- Gill's mealybug (Ferrisia gilli)
- Grape mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus)
- Leafhoppers
- Mites
Common Foothill Grape Diseases
- Grape vine canker disease-Eutypa (dead-arm), Botryosphaeria, Esca (measles) and Phomopsis
- Oak root fungus (Armillaria)
- Powdery mildew (Erisiphe necator)
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