By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects, spiders, and mites) can help prevent grapevine pests including bud, blister, and rust mite from reaching economically damaging thresholds.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
By Keith Smith, Formosa Flora, and Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd with input from Craig Neild, Tim Saggers and Dr Todd EricksonAbout this fact sheet The beauty and functionality of native Australian wildflowers. Native Australian wildflowers produce significant pollen for insects, including bees, and are sought after by a multitude of insect species, with lacewing and spider populations …
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) including European earwigs can help prevent grapevine pests from reaching economically damaging thresholds. European earwigs may also cause some minor nibbling damage to grapevines early in the growing season and we discuss how biocontrol can be used to control …
By Dr Linda Thomson, The University of MelbourneAbout this fact sheet This fact sheet provides readily accessible information about chemical impacts on natural enemies, which has been summarised as a ready reference for wine growersDOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet As wine growers transition to a mix of ground covers undervine, one of the biggest challenges is how to sow seed of all shapes and sizes given the lack of traditional seeding equipment available to service this area. Hydroseeding provides a flexible and cost-effective solution when breaking the cycle …
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet This fact sheet demonstrates how to measure leaf blade sap Brix and pH and outlines the importance of nutrient balance to achieve optimal photosynthesis, plant health and resilience to pest and diseases.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
Earthworms are often referred to as ‘ecosystem engineers’ as they help to decompose plant material to increase plant available nutrients, aerate and create soil pores, which in turn improves soil structure and aggregate stability. Earthworms are vitally important and provide an indicator of vineyard soil health. Download the Soil Health Indicators booklet and this worm poster to identify the types …
Download your EcoVineyards soil health indicators poster to benchmark your soil health using our indicators as a guide and assess your progress against your own metrics. You may wish to print out a copy for individual blocks or management units and track your progress on individual sheets.DOWNLOAD POSTER
South Australian viticulturist Dr Mary Retallack was a finalist for the 2022 Bob Hawke Landcare Award. She is currently spearheading a collective movement within the wine community with the National EcoVineyards Program, earning her a spot in the top three finalists for the Bob Hawke Landcare Award.WATCH HERE
Dr Retallack presented at the 2022 National Landcare Conference. Learn more about a suite of native insectary plants that grow resilience and enhance functional biodiversity in production systems, and how the EcoVineyards project is generating multiple, measurable and tangible benefits including biodiversity enhancement, native vegetation cover, biological control of grapevine pests, improved soil health, habitat for endangered birds, microbats and …