PMSP for Winegrape Production in California

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Obtain a better understanding of research initiatives elsewhere in the world and determine means to share and collaborate.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Ensure grower understanding that all planting material requires preventive measures to eliminate vine mealybug.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers on importance of monitoring and decision making, including development and use of thresholds.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers, pest control advisors, and vineyard workers in English and Spanish on the identification of sharpshooters (especially glassy-winged sharpshooter), vine mealybug, and any new pests as they become established.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers, pest control advisors, and vineyard workers in English and Spanish on the identification of vine mealybug and other exotic pests if they become established.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate wineries about the importance of not recycling untreated winery waste for field use if grapes sourced from vineyards having vine mealybug.
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Bed Preparation Provide information on alternative pest control methods as they become available.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Ensure growers and pest control advisors are familiar with using the powdery mildew index.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Continue educating growers, applicators, and pest control advisors about label guidelines and stewardship recommendations for preventing sulfur drift and associated complaints.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Ensure growers and pest control advisors can distinguish sour rot and understand the importance of preventing damage from lepidopterous pests as key to reducing incidence.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Bed Preparation Provide information on alternative pest control methods as they become available.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on weed management options.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on weed identification and monitoring and alternative management strategies and tactics (including comparative economics).
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on weed identification and monitoring and alternative management strategies and tactics (including comparative economics).
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on weed identification and monitoring and alternative management options (including comparative economics).
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on weed identification and monitoring and alternative management strategies and tactics (including comparative economics).
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Bed Preparation Continue grower and pest control advisor education on weed management options.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Educate growers about efficacious and neighbor-friendly practices.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Educate growers about efficacious and neighbor-friendly practices.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Educate growers about efficacious and neighbor-friendly practices.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Educate growers about efficacious and neighbor-friendly practices.
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Bed Preparation Educate growers about efficacious, neighbor-friendly practices.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continue grower education on sustainable pest management practices. Expand the number of growers using the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices Self-Assessment Workbook.
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Educate growers about properties and use of safer materials, especially strategies for use against multiple pests.
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Educate growers and pest control advisors about cultural, chemical, and other management options, resistance management strategies, new application technologies, and monitoring procedures and thresholds.
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Educate growers and pest control advisors about cultural, chemical, and other management options, resistance management strategies, new application technologies, and monitoring procedures and thresholds.
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Bed Preparation Educate growers and pest control advisors about interactions between ants and vine mealybug and how to manage ants.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Disseminate information on the importance of monitoring and resistance management for various diseases.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Further educate growers and pest control advisors on using the powdery mildew index to optimally time and potentially reduce treatments.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens Educate growers on irrigation management and leaf removal (done earlier) for preventing bunch rots.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Enhance grower and pest control advisor education about strategies for resistance management.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Enhance grower and pest control advisor education about strategies for resistance management.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Enhance grower and pest control advisor education about strategies for resistance management.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Enhance grower and pest control advisor education about strategies for resistance management.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Enhance grower and pest control advisor education about strategies for resistance management.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Bed Preparation Enhance grower and pest control advisor education about strategies for resistance management.
Extension/Outreach 2 Wildlife Enlighten the general public to health risks associated with vertebrates.
Extension/Outreach 2 Wildlife Enlighten the general public to health risks associated with vertebrates.
Extension/Outreach 2 Wildlife Enlighten the general public to health risks associated with vertebrates.
Extension/Outreach 2 Wildlife Enlighten the general public to health risks associated with vertebrates.
Extension/Outreach 2 Wildlife Bed Preparation Enlighten the general public to health risks associated with vertebrates.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Better educate growers and pesticide applicators about calibrating pesticide application
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Disseminate information on resistance management for mites, i.e., rotating modes of action.
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Ensure growers and pest control advisors are familiar with use of available development models (biofix determinations) for lepidopterous pests,
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Inform growers and pest control advisors about newly developed pest management practices.
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Bed Preparation Educate growers, pest control advisors, and field workers (in Spanish and English) on monitoring for vine mealybug and European fruit lecanium.
Extension/Outreach 3 Nematodes Continue grower and pest control advisor education on effective calibration and means to prevent off-site movement of herbicides.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens Provide information on alternative disease management controls as they become available.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens Continue education about mitigating sulfur drift and associated complaints.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens Disseminate information on the importance of monitoring and resistance management for various diseases, as well as alternative methods when available.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on effective calibration and means to prevent off-site movement of herbicides.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on means to prevent off-site movement of herbicides.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Bed Preparation Continue grower and pest control advisor education on effective calibration and means to prevent off-site movement of herbicides.
Extension/Outreach 4 Insects Inform growers and pest control advisors about newly developed pest management practices.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens Educate growers about irrigation management and leaf removal for preventing bunch rots.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens Enhance education about calibration of application equipment.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens Enhance education about calibration of application equipment.
Extension/Outreach 4 Weeds Continue grower and pest control advisor education on effective calibration and means to prevent off-site movement of herbicides.
Extension/Outreach 5 Pathogens Enhance education regarding calibration of application equipment.
Extension/Outreach 6 Pathogens Ensure understanding about diagnosing symptoms of Pierce’s Disease.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register alternatives to methyl bromide for use before planting.
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registrations of new materials for phylloxera.
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registrations of new materials for mites, phylloxera, and vine mealybug
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registrations of new materials for sharpshooters, leafhoppers, vine mealybug, and phylloxera.
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registrations of new materials for leafhoppers, spider mites, and vine mealybug.
Regulatory 1 Insects Expedite registrations of new materials for phylloxera.
Regulatory 1 Insects Bed Preparation Retain chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) for vine mealybug control until registering an efficacious alternative.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Expedite registrations of new materials.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Register an effective post-plant alternative to fenamiphos (Nemacur) before its use is terminated in 2005.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Register an effective post-plant alternative to fenaniphos (Nemacur) before its use is terminated in 2005.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Maintain sulfur dust as a viable option by complying with winegrape industry and Sulfur Task Force stewardship recommendations (sulfur dust has drift and possible PM-10 air quality concerns).
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Expedite the registration of boscalid (Endura) for controlling sour rot.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Maintain sulfur dust as viable option by complying with winegrape industry and Sulfur Task Force stewardship recommendations (sulfur dust has drift and possible PM-10 air quality concerns).
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Expedite registrations of new materials for oak root fungus.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Bed Preparation Expedite registrations of suitable chemicals for controlling Eutypa dieback/Bot canker or measles.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Expedite registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective herbicides.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Expedite registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective herbicides.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Expedite registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective herbicides.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Expedite registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective herbicides.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Bed Preparation Expedite registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective herbicides.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Bloom Expedite registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective herbicides.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Pass regulation to allow depredation permits for wild turkeys.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Pass regulation to allow depredation permits for wild turkeys.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Pass regulation to allow depredation permits for wild turkeys.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Pass regulation to allow depredation permits for wild turkeys.
Regulatory 1 Wildlife Bed Preparation Pass regulation to allow depredation permits for wild turkeys.
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register ant baits.
Regulatory 2 Insects Expedite registration of orange tortrix pheromone for mating disruption.
Regulatory 2 Insects Enable large-scale field testing of pheromones without the expensive requirement of crop destruction.
Regulatory 2 Insects Enable large-scale field testing of pheromones without the expensive requirement of crop destruction.
Regulatory 2 Insects Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Insects Bed Preparation Seek registrations for existing ant baits, e.g., boric acid.
Regulatory 2 Nematodes Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Nematodes Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Bed Preparation Register soaps and boric acid as pruning-time treatments for Eutypa dieback/Bot canker.
Regulatory 2 Weeds Expedite registration of Chateau (flumioxazin).
Regulatory 2 Weeds Expedite registration of Chateau (flumioxazin).
Regulatory 2 Weeds Expedite registration of Chateau (flumioxazin).
Regulatory 2 Weeds Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 2 Weeds Bed Preparation Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register new products for managing vine mealybug.
Regulatory 3 Insects Seek registration for existing ant baits, e.g., boric acid.
Regulatory 3 Insects Seek registrations for existing ant baits, e.g., boric acid.
Regulatory 3 Insects Seek registration for existing ant baits, e.g., boric acid.
Regulatory 3 Insects Bed Preparation Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 3 Pathogens Bed Preparation Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 3 Weeds Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 3 Weeds Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 3 Weeds Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Work with regulatory agencies to negotiate a sustainable plan to comply with requirements for agricultural discharge waivers.
Regulatory 4 Insects Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 4 Insects Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions.
Regulatory 4 Insects Ease standards for obtaining Special Local Needs and Section 18 exemptions
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Work with regulatory agencies to negotiate a sustainable plan to comply with requirements for air quality improvement.
Regulatory 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Expedite the registration of environmentally friendly, cost-effective products.
Regulatory 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continue collaboration with the Sulfur Task Force and state and local regulators to ensure compliance with requirements for maintaining sulfur products and uses.
Regulatory 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Accommodate new technologies for applying pest control products.
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop the infrastructure to be able to quickly identify, react to, and manage exotic pests prior to their establishment in California.
Research 1 Insects Find products for effectively managing phylloxera.
Research 1 Insects Develop effective monitoring protocols and economic thresholds for thrips
Research 1 Insects Continue allocating funds toward understandings and management strategies for glassywinged sharpshooter and Pierce’s Disease (the state PD/GWSS Board is funding extensive research).
Research 1 Insects Evaluate impacts of newer pest control products, including growth regulators, on non-target organisms.
Research 1 Insects Find new products for effectively managing phylloxera.
Research 1 Insects Bed Preparation Further evaluate mealybug natural controls, such as predators and parasitoids.
Research 1 Nematodes Determine if population shifts of virulent biotypes are developing on resistant rootstocks.
Research 1 Nematodes Determine efficacy of imidacloprid (Admire).
Research 1 Nematodes Determine efficacy of imidacloprid (Admire).
Research 1 Pathogens Find new products (especially curative) and methods (including genetic resistance) for managing powdery mildew.
Research 1 Pathogens Characterize the epidemiology of measles and develop effective management strategies and tactics.
Research 1 Pathogens Find new products (especially curative) and methods (including genetic resistance) for managing powdery mildew.
Research 1 Pathogens Find new products for effectively managing oak root fungus.
Research 1 Pathogens Bed Preparation Find new products and methods for managing powdery mildew and Eutypa dieback/Bot canker.
Research 1 Weeds Develop post-emergent herbicides that are environmentally friendly and cost effective.
Research 1 Weeds Develop post-emergent herbicides that are environmentally friendly and cost effective.
Research 1 Weeds Develop post-emergent herbicides that are environmentally friendly and cost effective.
Research 1 Weeds Develop more environmentally friendly, cost-effective control measures.
Research 1 Weeds Develop more environmentally friendly, cost-effective weed control measures.
Research 1 Weeds Bed Preparation Develop more environmentally friendly, cost-effective control measures.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Advance understandings for producing high quality, basic plant material to improve plant health and prevent transmission of disease and insect pests.
Research 2 Insects Ensure effectiveness of hot water treatment of nursery stock for controlling mealybugs.
Research 2 Insects Establish economic thresholds for mites, leafhoppers, and vine mealybug.
Research 2 Insects Develop new control tactics for vine mealybug, including use of parasitoids and pheromonebased mating disruption.
Research 2 Insects Evaluate impacts of newer pest control products, including growth regulators, on non-target organisms.
Research 2 Insects Bed Preparation Better understand how to optimally manage ants, therefore suppressing mealybugs.
Research 2 Insects Bloom Determine the fate of vine mealybug in winery waste.
Research 2 Nematodes Determine if population shifts of virulent biotypes are developing on resistant rootstocks.
Research 2 Nematodes Develop new resistant rootstocks.
Research 2 Nematodes Determine if population shifts of virulent biotypes are developing on resistant rootstocks.
Research 2 Pathogens Refine the powdery mildew model to account for environments characterized by hot days and warm nights.
Research 2 Pathogens Elucidate biological impacts of fungicides on arthropod predators and parasitoids.
Research 2 Pathogens Determine the relationship between Phomopsis infection and cankers.
Research 2 Pathogens Bed Preparation Determine the relationship between Phomopsis infection and cankers.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Find new sustainable control tactics and strategies for vine mealybug.
Research 3 Insects Develop new miticides.
Research 3 Insects Establish economic thresholds for mites and leafhoppers.
Research 3 Insects Establish economic thresholds for mites and leafhoppers.
Research 3 Insects Bed Preparation Develop improved ant baits and methods for applying them.
Research 3 Nematodes Find a replacement(s) to methyl bromide for pre-plant use.
Research 3 Nematodes Find an effective post-plant substitute for fenamiphos (Nemacur).
Research 3 Nematodes Find an effective post-plant substitute for fenamiphos (Nemacur).
Research 3 Pathogens Elucidate the relationship between sulfur use and SO2 production in wine fermentation.
Research 3 Pathogens Determine the interaction between Botrytis infection and the development of sour rot.
Research 3 Pathogens Refine use rates and timing of gibberellic acid to reduce berry splitting but not yield.
Research 3 Pathogens Bed Preparation Determine effects of vineyard sanitation practices on the measles complex (Black and Spanish measles).
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Find new sustainable control tactics and strategies for vine mealybug.
Research 4 Insects Find new products for effectively managing phylloxera.
Research 4 Insects Find new miticides.
Research 4 Insects Proactively identify exotic grape pests capable of invading California.
Research 4 Insects Bed Preparation Determine impacts of insect growth regulators on natural enemies.
Research 4 Nematodes Elucidate effectiveness of cover cropping mustards for suppressing nematode populations.
Research 4 Nematodes Elucidate effectiveness of cover cropping mustards for suppressing nematode populations.
Research 4 Pathogens Determine the interaction between botrytis infection and the development of sour rot.
Research 4 Pathogens Elucidate the relationship between sulfur use and SO2 production during wine fermentation.
Research 4 Pathogens Bed Preparation Determine the efficacy of Bordeaux paste applied to pruning cuts for controlling diseases.
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve understandings of the relationship between the soil environment, especially its microbiology, and nematode population dynamics and damage.
Research 5 Insects Ensure effectiveness of hot water treatment of nursery stock for controlling mealybugs.
Research 5 Insects Investigate new control tactics for vine mealybug, including use of parasitoids and pheromone-based mating disruption.
Research 5 Insects Ensure effectiveness of hot water treatment of nursery stock for controlling mealybugs.
Research 5 Insects Bed Preparation Develop economic thresholds for vine mealybug, especially after parasites become established.
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop technology to prevent vine infection with Pierce’s disease.
Research 6 Insects Further evaluate mealybug natural controls.
Research 6 Insects Develop effective tactics for controlling phylloxera.
Research 6 Insects Bed Preparation Develop improved application methods for chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) to alleviate runoff concerns.
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Determine and demonstrate more environmentally friendly, cost-effective practices for managing weeds.
Research 7 Insects Better understand how to optimally manage ants, and develop improved ant baits and application methods.
Research 7 Insects Proactively identify exotic grape pests capable of invading California.
Research 7 Insects Bed Preparation Find an effective substitute to chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) for controlling vine mealybug.
Research 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop economic thresholds and resistance management strategies for spider mites and leafhoppers.
Research 8 Insects Determine impacts of insect growth regulators on natural enemies.
Research 8 Insects Ensure effectiveness of hot water treatment of nursery stock for controlling mealybugs.
Research 8 Insects Bed Preparation Ensure effectiveness of hot water treatment of nursery stock for controlling mealybugs.
Research 9 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Identify new products and/or methods for managing Eutypa dieback/Bot canker, of practical use for large and small acreages.
Research 10 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop new and efficient technologies for applying chemical and non-chemical products.