peer-reviewed research article
Correcting imbalances spider mite populations in Southern San Joaquin vineyards
authors
D. Flaherty
C. Lynn
F. Jensen, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier
M. Hoy, University of California, Berkeley
publication information
California Agriculture 26(4):10-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v026n04p10.
author affiliations
Donald L. Flaherty is Farm Advisor, Farm Advisor and County; Curtis D. Lynn is Farm Advisor and County Director, Tulare County; Frederik L. Jensen is Extension Viticulturist, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier; Marjorie A. Hoy is a graduate student, University of California, Berkeley;
abstract
Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:
Tests have been conducted for several years with the support of the table grape, raisin, and wine industries, on pest management practices for spider mites and associated pests in the southern San Joaquin Valley. A major part of this effort has emphasized the correction of a spider mite imbalance in vineyards. Willamette mite (Eotetranychus willamettei Ewing) and Pacific mite (Tetranychus pacificus McGregor) had become difficult and expensive to control, and over-emphasis on chemical control programs was making the situation worse. Grape growers in Fresno County alone had been spending approximately one million dollars annually for spider mite control, and considerable vineyard damage still occurred. Moreover, it was observed that vineyards with histories of little or no pesticide use had few, if any, spider mite problems.
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