Vineyard managers and researchers seek sustainable solutions for mealybugs, a changing pest complex

By K. Daane, Monica L. Cooper, S. Triapitsyn, V. Walton, G. Yokota, D. Haviland, W. Bentley, K. Godfrey, L. Wunderlich. 2008

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Mealybugs have become increasingly important vineyard pests — a result of their direct damage to the vine, their role in transmitting grapevine leafroll viruses, and the costs for their control. Numerous mealybug species are found in vineyards, and each has different biological traits that affect sustainable control options. We review the mealybug pests and their natural enemies to provide some clarification about current trends in biological control tactics and needed directions for future work.

Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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In Insect Science

1. K. Daane
2. V. Walton
3. R. Almeida
4. R. Sforza

In Plant Science

1. Marc Fuchs
2. Miguel I. Gómez
3. K. Daane

Citations in the corpus

• Economic Impact of Grapevine Leafroll Disease on Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet franc in Finger Lakes Vineyards of New York (2012, background): “Among the available disease prevention and control methods, vector control was not included in the scenarios of this study, as the efficiency of insecticides at reducing GLRD spread is still under study (Daane et al. 2008, Golino and Almeida 2008).”
• Biology and Management of Mealybugs in Vineyards (2012, background): “In New Zealand, for example, Ps. viburni was brought under exceptional control by release of the parasitoid Acerophagus maculipennis Mercet (Charles et al. 2010 ) , whereas in Chile Ps. viburni is controlled by Acerophagus flavidulus (Brèthes) (Ripa and Rojas 1990 ) .”