by Guest Contributor | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog
From thoroughly studying the vine mealybug situation in Lodi, we’ve had the pleasure of learning a lot about beneficial insects. They deserve so much more attention than they get, and here’s why. BENEFICIAL INSECTS: insects that help a farmer by...
by Lodi | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
For years I have attended educational meetings in which the vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus) was portrayed as some kind of super-pest. I was told why it was so much worse than the grape mealybug and also why biological control would not work on it. In fact, I was...
