grape pest Articles
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The grape damage by birds was drastically reduced at Verfrut Fruit Company - Case Study
Location: Fundo El Durazno, Cachapoal, Chile Application context: Table grapes, Red Globe Problem definition: Bird attack eating grapes Pest bird species: Thrushes, Chilean thrushes and blackbirds Time of the year with bird problems: December – March Time of the day with bird problems: All day Number of systems: 1 x Agrilaser Autonomic 500 with solar panel In use since: December ...
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Grape growing, vineyard pests and bird control
Grape growers everywhere are familiar with vineyard pests, especially pest birds. The most common vineyard problem birds are robins, starlings, finches, orioles, mockingbirds, and grackles. One study determined that a flock of 5,000 starlings can consume up to one ton of food over a 10-day period.i This kind of crop loss can cost grape growers and vineyard owners thousands of dollars a month. ...
By Bird-X Inc.
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The Autonomic is used to deter birds from one of the most popular wine grapes - Case Study
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Application context: Vineyard (Food production) Problem definition: Crop loss due to grape-eating birds Pest bird species: Starlings and robins Time of the year of bird presence: From September until the end of October 2016 Time of the day with bird problems: From sunrise to sunset Number of systems: 1 x Autonomic Laser projection area: 14.8 acre (6 ha) In use since: ...
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Precision viticulture technology a key to producing premium quality wines in changing climate [part 2]
In the first part of the article, we wrote about how precision viticulture technologies can help with choosing long-term and short-term cultivation strategies in order to adapt to climate changes, and named some of the precision viticulture technologies that exist on the market. Now let’s have a look at how and which precision viticulture technologies can help with specific vineyard ...
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