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Viticulture pests and diseases
Viticulture in Western Australia
Diseases
Botrytis
- Botrytis management in grapes : an integrated approach (253KB pdf) - Bulletin 4546
Downy mildew
- Downy mildew in grapes (730KB pdf) - images, incubation calculations and how to monitor
- Downy mildew in vineyards (203KB pdf) - Bulletin 4439
- Situation reports from the 1999 outbreak
Powdery mildew
- Powdery mildew of wine grapes in Western Australia - Bulletin 4575
Pests
African black beetle
- African black beetle in vineyards - Bulletin 4500 [Expired]
- African black beetle (Heteronychus arator) (259Kb pdf) - pest of viticulture
- African black beetle - Farmnote 17/1991 [Expired]
Apple weevil
- Apple weevil (Otiorhynchus cribricollis) (72Kb pdf) - pest of viticulture
Common auger beetle
- Common auger beetle (Xylopsocus gibbicollis) (233KB pdf) - pest of viticulture
- Common auger beetle (246KB pdf) - Farmnote 73/2002
European earwig
- European earwig (Forficula auricularia) (33Kb pdf) - pest of viticulture
Garden weevil
- Garden weevil (Phlyctinus callosus) (450KB pdf) - pest of viticulture
- Garden weevil in vineyards (344KB pdf) - Farmnote 60/2003
- The garden weevil - Farmnote 60/1991 [Expired]
- Garden weevil watch (weekly newsletter during the season)
Locusts and grasshoppers
- Australian plague locust - Bulletin 4638 [Expired]
- Wingless grasshopper (Phaulacridium vittatum) (54KB pdf) - pest of viticulture
Snails
- Snails (36Kb pdf) - pests of viticulture
- Control of pest snails and slugs (235KB pdf) - Garden note no. 12
- Pest snails and slugs of Western Australia (235KB pdf) - Garden note no. 11
Protection
HORTGUARDTM - protecting viticulture from exotic pests and diseases
Spray Permits
The APVMA issues minor use permits to cover the use of insecticides from time to time. These permits can be viewed by consulting the APVMA web site: www.apvma.gov.au/
To view the PDF documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download a free copy of the Reader from the http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmlAdobe website.
Page last updated September 2005