A recently completed study into the life cycle of brown garden snails in vineyards has shown interesting insight into how adaptive this pest is. Findings showed that snails of a particular size have the ability to reproduce at anytime of the year as long as climatic conditions are conducive, highlighting the importance of monitoring and strategic baiting.
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Increasing detections of the Green snail (Cornu apertus) are being reported within WA wine regions. Producers are being asked to be vigilant in reporting any potential sightings of this pest as it has the potential to breed very quickly and poses a significant risk to other agricultural crops, particularly in regard to market access.
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With the 2021/22 wine grape harvest now complete, DPIRD Technical Officer Yu-Yi Liao has collated climatic data for each of WA’s nine wine regions. This provides an illustrated insight into the characteristics of the season (October to April) at a macro level for the regions.
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The internet is a big place with overwhelming amounts of information, so WA wine producers can be excused for not being aware of the online datasets they can freely access to describe the climate and soils of their vineyards and localities. This article aims to highlight three such online resources.
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The Value Add Investment Grants Program run by DPIRD provides an opportunity for eligible wine producers to access funds for the implementation of capital investment projects to expand, diversify or relocate their value adding and processing operations in WA. Applications close 22 June 2022.
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The 18th AWITC and WineTech Exhibition will be held 26-29 June 2022 in Adelaide, locally coming up are SIMONIT&SIRCH pruning workshops and a garden weevil webinar to add to your calendar.
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