Objective: To develop an IPM strategy which makes best use of nematodes to manage cutworms in Canadian wine grapes.

Objectives: a) determine the Anagrus species parasitizing leafhopper eggs in BC and ON and search for their winter plant hosts; b) evaluate if provision of alternate winter hosts of A.…

Two Okanagan isolates of Beauveria bassiana (which showed good efficacy against two grape damaging cutworm species, Noctua comes and Abagrotis orbis) and several coastal B. bassiana isolates were studied for…

Vineyard groundcover vegetation can influence the growth of grapevines by competing directly for water and nutrients, or conversely by providing nitrogen in the case of legumes. Selection of vineyard groundcover…

A conceptual model developed by PARC researchers, that will form the basis of GIS (Geographic Information System) research to find viticultural and enological practices that optimally interact with terroir to…

A project to develop new methods for the control of the two most prevalent grape pests, the Virginia creeper leafhopper and the climbing cutworm. This investigation will include vegetation management,…