The UGA Extension Viticulture Team is kicking off the New Year with another opportunity for vineyard managers to attend an interactive training focused on disease and insect control, both of which are critical components of an IPM program for grapes. On February 23, vineyard managers will have the opportunity to…
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You might be interested in this webinar, as it will have information of value to Georgia grape pruning operations. Just in time for Christmas. Advances in grapevine trunk disease management in the dormant period This timely webinar occurs at the beginning of the dormant pruning period. Learn perspectives on trunk…
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Please see below for an urgent message and link to an anonymous survey from Savithri Nambeesan concerning the impact of our Extension programs over the last few years relative Pierce’s disease and canopy management. Note that the turnaround time is pretty rapid (tomorrow), and we apologize for that, but it…
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If you’ve been paying attention towards the EPA’s attitude towards Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) the announcement that it is now banned is not too surprising. Chlorpyrifos is allowed to be used on crops up to February 28, 2022. After that, the tolerances for it expire. Effectively this means that Chlorpyrifos will not…
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With veraison upon us, it is time to start planning your spotted wing drosophila (SWD) management to help suppress sour rot in your vulnerable grapes. The SWD flies are active nearly year round in these parts, but near veraison as the brix levels in wine grapes reach approximately 15 degrees…
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Please continue to register for our August 3rd workshop. Please see flyer for updated agenda details. Continue to sign up by calling 706-865-2832 or emailing
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We collected our first grape root borer adults today in one of our pheromone traps in White and Lumpkin Counties, Georgia. This means that the adults have started to emerge from the soil out of their pupal stage. For the next few weeks the adults will emerge, mate, and the…
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See attached for information regarding this meeting. Another opportunity to listen to questions and answers on a variety of topics related to viticulture and enology.
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See attached for information regarding this meeting. Another opportunity to listen to questions and answers on a variety of topics related to viticulture and enology.
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The time is upon us once again. Japanese beetles are showing up in vineyards around the state. In large enough numbers, Japanese beetles can be a severe pest of grapes during the summer, feeding mainly on foliage and (thankfully) rarely on the berries. More problematic is Japanese beetles feeding on…
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