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Around The Vineyard
Around The Vineyard

and ProBlad Verde. Magazine that Instill Copper leaves no visual resi-
due on treated grapes and is safe to use through-
“ProBlad Verde provides excellent control of out the growing season.
powdery mildew and botrytis. It is one of the few Suterra
fungicides which has direct activity on all life stages
of disease and provides 10-14 day spray intervals. Suterra, a global leader for more than 30 years in
Secondly, it is excellent for powdery mildew knock- pheromone insect pest control, creates products
down, stopping disease within four to eight hours for use in six continents. In California alone, it pro-
and then providing control for 10-14 days.” vides services to an estimated 180,000 vineyard
acres. Suterra is located in Bend, Oregon, where it
Cinnerate is a triple-action threat, Bierma said, houses research and development, pheromone syn-
acting as a miticide, fungicide and insecticide. thesis, product engineering and manufacturing. Its
Based on emulsified cinnamon oil, it is touted as parent company is The Wonderful Company, one of
a crop-safe but direct killer of all life stages of dis- the world’s largest agricultural conglomerates and
ease, including spores. Results come through either owner of wine brands that include Landmark, Justin
direct contact with the spray solution or through and JNSQ.
fuming activities. Used to reduce post-harvest rot Suterra products are available in multiple forms,
through a pre-harvest application, Cinnerate is including proprietary aerosol emitters, sprayable
also a combatant against well-known insect pests, formulations, membrane dispensers and special-
including mites, leafhoppers and mealybug. ized monitoring lures. Its chief innovations are

Phomopis, powdery mildew and botrytis are the CheckMate VMB-F and CheckMate VMB-XL, touted
primary targets of Instill Copper, a low dose, liq- as groundbreaking in the market. Sara Goldman,
uid copper fungicide. Bierma told The Grapevine Technical Support Manager for Suterra, explained

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