PMSP for Washington State Wine Grapes

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop scouting field guide for all pests, including identification, timing, and links to Web-based information.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Communicate importance of clean, insect-free planting material.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers on monitoring for and conserving populations of Anagrus wasp spp., lacewings, and other enemies.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Develop decision tree on encouraging predators and understanding thresholds of beneficials prior to applying chemical controls.
Extension/Outreach 1 Nematodes Communicate timing of green manure incorporation to growers.
Extension/Outreach 1 Nematodes Ensure that methyl iodide (Iodomethane) registrant and EPA understand the tarping issue with respect to Washington.
Extension/Outreach 1 Nematodes Communicate timing of green manure incorporation to growers.
Extension/Outreach 1 Nematodes Communicate timing of green manure incorporation to growers.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Emphasize to growers the importance of avoiding vine injury during harvest.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Provide information to growers regarding lime sulfur research results.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Share new powdery mildew model with growers.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Share new powdery mildew model with growers.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Communicate efficacy of hot-water treatment on planting material.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Teach proper calibration of spray equipment.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Emphasize importance of controlling field bindweed and Bermudagrass early in the season to avoid problems during this crop stage.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate growers on symptoms of herbicide damage on grapes.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Emphasize importance of controlling field bindweed and Bermudagrass early in the season to avoid problems during this crop stage.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Educate growers as to methods for encouraging avian predators for both bird and rodent management.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Explain benefits of and techniques for creating predator habitat (owls, hawks).
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Explain thresholds and how they relate to choice of pest control methods.
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Emphasize sanitation of materials and equipment.
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Educate growers on barrier spray technique for increased efficacy and reduced chemical inputs.
Extension/Outreach 2 Nematodes Communicate timing of soil sampling for nematodes to growers.
Extension/Outreach 2 Nematodes Communicate timing of soil sampling for nematodes to growers.
Extension/Outreach 2 Nematodes Communicate timing of soil sampling for nematodes to growers.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Explain timing of leaf removal relative to bunch rot development.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Explain that predictive models must be applied in site-specific manner.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Explain that predictive models must be applied in site-specific manner.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Provide information on salmon-bearing streams and buffers to enable “List of 54” compliance.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Provide information on salmon-bearing streams and buffers to enable “List of 54” compliance.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Encourage participation in WSU/WSDA leaf index reporting project.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Emphasize importance of certified planting material and proper importation protocols.
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Provide information on salmon-bearing streams and buffers to enable “List of 54” compliance.
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Educate growers on conserving and encouraging predatory mites such as Galendromus occidentalis in the vineyard.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens Share California bunch rot model with growers now that it has been validated.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens Share California bunch rot model with growers now that it has been validated.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens Educate growers on the perils of importing contaminated soil on grapevines and items such as grape stakes.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Emphasize proper timing of control application.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Integrate use of broadleaf foliage-applied herbicides in cover crops.
Extension/Outreach 3 Wildlife Educate growers as to methods for encouraging avian predators for both bird and rodent management.
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Teach systems approach to pest management.
Extension/Outreach 4 Insects Produce field guide on scouting.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens Explain resistance management issues associated with below-label-rate applications.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens Emphasize importance of using certified planting material.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens Explain resistance management issues associated with below-label-rate applications.
Extension/Outreach 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Explain use of predictive models for disease management.
Extension/Outreach 5 Pathogens Pitfalls/advisability of grafting different varieties onto existing plants.
Extension/Outreach 5 Pathogens Help growers understand products and techniques that don’t work.
Extension/Outreach 5 Pathogens Help growers understand products and techniques that don’t work.
Extension/Outreach 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Instruct growers on identifying and reporting off-target herbicide spray drift from other crops onto grapes.
Extension/Outreach 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Emphasize importance of sanitation (equipment, plants, workers, etc.) for prevention of pests in the field.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Address quarantine issues, including: o Phylloxera quarantine, need new surveys (WSDA); o Virus quarantines, need new surveys (WSDA); o Vine mealybug inclusion in current quarantine descrip
Regulatory 1 Insects Maintain quarantine on phylloxera.
Regulatory 1 Insects Approve more products for barrier treatments, such as zeta-cypermethrin (Mustang Max).
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registration of dimethoate replacement for thrips management.
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registration of yellowjacket traps.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Register cyprodinil + fludioxonil (Switch) on wine grapes.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Obtain Washington registration for thiophanate methyl (Topsin) as a wound protectant against Eutypa dieback. This type of application (directed spray or painted on) is not on the current Washington label for the product. California has a Section 18 enabling this use.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Register cyprodinil + fludioxonil (Switch) on wine grapes.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Regulate importation of plant material (including ornamental) and other possibly contaminated materials and equipment.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Retain registration for trifluralin (Treflan), oxyfluorfen (Goal), and oryzalin (Surflan).
Regulatory 1 Weeds Retain registration for trifluralin (Treflan), oryzalin (Surflan), oxyfluorfen (Goal), and pendemethalin (Prowl).
Regulatory 1 Weeds Expedite registration of flumioxazin (Chateau).
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Seek starling and robin control funding.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Investigate programs for government cost sharing of fencing and similar controls.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Seek starling and robin control funding.
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register flumioxazin (Chateau), zeta-cypermethrin (Mustang Max), lambdacyhalothrin (Warrior), cyprodinil + fludioxynil (Switch).
Regulatory 2 Insects Add vine mealybug to quarantine list.
Regulatory 2 Insects Assure addition of mealybug to buprofezin (Applaud 70WP) label.
Regulatory 2 Insects Re-evaluate REIs and PHIs with respect to Washington production conditions.
Regulatory 2 Insects Re-evaluate REIs with respect to Washington production conditions.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Retain a range of fungicides for resistance management.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Retain a range of fungicides for resistance management.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Finalize registration of methyl iodide (Iodomethane) as fumigant alternative to methyl bromide.
Regulatory 2 Weeds Expedite EPA review of “List of 54.”
Regulatory 2 Weeds Add sucker control use to Section 3 oxyfluorfen (Goal) label.
Regulatory 2 Wildlife Declassify robins as a protected species.
Regulatory 2 Wildlife Declassify robins as a protected species.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Add wound-protectant use against Eutypa dieback to the thiophanate methyl (Topsin) label.
Regulatory 3 Insects Register diflubenzuron (Dimilin) for barrier treatment for control of crickets and grasshoppers.
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Expedite “List of 54” review (EPA).
Regulatory 4 Weeds Regulate drift to reduce off-target movement of herbicides and PGRs from other crops onto wine grape vineyards.
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Increase enforcement efforts at home & garden centers for grapes/ornamentals (WSDA).
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Determine virus-vector relationships.
Research 1 Insects Determine phylloxera/rootstock relationships.
Research 1 Insects Research potential for mealybug destroyer ladybeetle (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) as a biocontrol agent for grape mealybug.
Research 1 Insects Find product(s) to replace dimethoate for thrips management.
Research 1 Insects Find product(s) to replace dimethoate for thrips management.
Research 1 Nematodes Continue research on Dominator, LCF, and sodium tetrathiocarbonate (Enzone) to determine most effective rates.
Research 1 Nematodes Continue research on Dominator, LCF, and sodium tetrathiocarbonate (Enzone) to determine most effective rates.
Research 1 Nematodes Continue research on Dominator, LCF, and sodium tetrathiocarbonate (Enzone) to determine most effective rates.
Research 1 Nematodes Explore nematode suppression effects of isothiocyanate release from plowing mustards and/or cole crops into the soil.
Research 1 Pathogens Determine green manure impacts on disease control.
Research 1 Pathogens Refine predictive models for powdery mildew (fruit susceptibility) and bunch rot.
Research 1 Pathogens Study control of bunch rot at bloom vs. later.
Research 1 Pathogens Find new materials for Eutypa control.
Research 1 Pathogens Refine predictive models for powdery mildew (fruit susceptibility) and bunch rot.
Research 1 Weeds Find new material for control of field bindweed and Bermudagrass.
Research 1 Weeds Find effective Bermudagrass and field bindweed control.
Research 1 Weeds Find new material for control of field bindweed and Bermudagrass.
Research 1 Weeds Research alternatives to trifluralin (Treflan), oxyfluorfen (Goal), and oryzalin (Surflan), all threatened by regulatory action.
Research 1 Weeds Research alternatives for trifluralin (Treflan), oryzalin (Surflan), oxyfluorfen (Goal), and pendemethalin (Prowl), all threatened by regulatory actions.
Research 1 Wildlife Find effective means of bird pest management.
Research 1 Wildlife Find effective means of bird pest management.
Research 1 Wildlife Find effective vertebrate repellant materials and/or tactics.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Refine disease modeling, including powdery mildew and botrytis bunch rot.
Research 2 Insects Research cover crop impacts on beneficials.
Research 2 Insects Research ground cover influence on thrips and cutworms.
Research 2 Insects Develop economic thresholds for insect/mite pests.
Research 2 Insects Find replacement for malathion on vinegar fly.
Research 2 Nematodes Continue work on green manures, including new mustard varieties.
Research 2 Nematodes Continue work on green manures, including new mustard varieties.
Research 2 Nematodes Continue work on green manures, including new mustard varieties.
Research 2 Nematodes Find a fumigant as effective as 1,3-dichloropropene (Telone) that is environmentally sound and economical.
Research 2 Pathogens Investigate combination of fumigant/green manure to reduce disease.
Research 2 Pathogens Study resistance management issues associated with below-label-rate applications.
Research 2 Pathogens Research relationship of bunch rot and powdery mildew to development of sour rot later in the season.
Research 2 Pathogens Find post-harvest eradicant for (overwintering) powdery mildew.
Research 2 Pathogens Study resistance management issues associated with below-label-rate applications.
Research 2 Weeds Investigate marestail resistance to Roundup; investigate possible alternative control(s).
Research 2 Weeds Investigate marestail resistance to Roundup; investigate possible alternative control(s).
Research 2 Weeds Determine best use of organic herbicides such as pine oil, pelargonic acid (Scythe), acetic acid, citric acid.
Research 2 Weeds Find effective methods for controlling Bermudagrass, field bindweed, and nutsedge; no currently registered controls work.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Study cover crop management and IPM impacts on all pests.
Research 3 Insects Find more effective treatment for removing insects from planting materials.
Research 3 Insects Research ground cover influence on Anagrus spp. and other natural enemies.
Research 3 Insects Evaluate potential of various scales to serve as disease vectors.
Research 3 Insects Find attract-and-kill yellowjacket control.
Research 3 Nematodes Research trap crops such as arugula.
Research 3 Nematodes Research trap crops such as arugula
Research 3 Nematodes Research trap crops such as arugula.
Research 3 Nematodes Research effects of combining fumigants with cover crops and/or mulches.
Research 3 Pathogens Investigate biocontrol for crown gall.
Research 3 Pathogens Research cultivar resistance to bunch rot.
Research 3 Pathogens Investigate spore detection technology; predictive model works only if disease is present.
Research 3 Weeds Encourage a bearing vine label for pendemethalin (Prowl).
Research 3 Weeds Study weed biocontrol, e.g., survival rates of puncturevine weevil.
Research 3 Weeds Study weed biocontrol, e.g., survival rates of puncturevine weevil.
Research 3 Weeds Investigate cover crops as part of integrated weed management.
Research 3 Weeds Research effective methods for controlling Bermudagrass, field bindweed, and nutsedge; no currently registered controls are effective.
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop economic thresholds for insects, mites, and nematodes.
Research 4 Insects Find new control for thrips and/or early season management strategy for thrips.
Research 4 Insects Develop economic thresholds for all insects and mites.
Research 4 Nematodes Research oxamyl (Vydate) residues needed.
Research 4 Nematodes Research oxamyl (Vydate) residues needed.
Research 4 Nematodes Research oxamyl (Vydate) residues needed.
Research 4 Nematodes Research effects of combining cover crops with mulches.
Research 4 Pathogens Investigate spore detection technology; predictive model works only if disease is present.
Research 4 Weeds Explore new spray nozzle technology.
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop control/management strategies for thrips.
Research 5 Nematodes Investigate and establish economic thresholds appropriate for Washington (California’s don’t apply).
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Research use of green manures/cover crops for management of nematodes and soilborne insects.
Research 6 Nematodes Study multiple nematode species interaction: how does presence of more than one species affect control?
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Conduct phylloxera rootstock trials and industry surveys on pest prevalence.
Research 7 Nematodes Investigate rootstock/varietal interaction and transmittal of viruses through nematode-resistant rootstocks.
Research 8 Nematodes Find out whether water seal is sufficient for methyl iodide (Iodomethane) fumigation as opposed to cost-prohibitive tarping.
Research 9 Nematodes Research organic nematicides (e.g., Myrothecium verrucaria , a.k.a. DiTera).
Research 10 Nematodes Investigate efficacy of nematicide applications at planting.
Research 11 Nematodes Explore alternate application methods of currently registered fumigants in order to increase efficacy.