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Around The Vineyard

Controlling Those Pesky Pests

and Debilitating Diseases In

Your Vineyard By: Gerald Dlubala
P the minds of vineyard managers and grape exponentially in a short time and overwhelm the
est and disease management are always on
vine’s ability to manufacture downstream carbohy-
growers. Because of that, it’s also on the
mind of Don Yadon, the Southern California Sales drates, leading to less marketable fruit. Mealybug
and leafhopper populations have a similar effect
Manager for Sym-Agro Inc, serving the horticultur- but can also devastate fruit appearance and quali-
al and agricultural markets with a comprehensive ty.”
assortment of fertilizers, fungicides, biologicals and
pesticides. Sym-Agro offers an Organic Materials Review
Institute (OMRI) certified solution labeled
“Because of the potential damage to vines and Cinnerate, an emulsified Cinnamon oil that controls
fruit by the end of the growing season, it’s an annu- pest mites, mealybugs, and leafhoppers by interfer-
al ritual for both growers and field consultants to ing with the pest respiration system through either
focus on Vine Mealy Bugs, Leafhoppers and a trio physical contact or fuming activity. By its nature,
of mites, including the Two-Spotted, Willamette Cinnerate is environmentally and plant safe, work-
and Pacific Spider mites,” said Yadon. “Under favor- ing in concert with critical beneficial predators to
able conditions, mite pest populations can grow keep pest populations below threshold levels. In

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