BPMG on functional biodiversity in Australian vineyards front page

Best practice management guide
Best practice management guide on functional biodiversity in Australian vineyards

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd In this guide you can read more about the importance of functional biodiversity, early succession, coloniser, or pioneer (weedy) species, flora (insectary plants), fauna (predatory birds, insect eating mammals, reptiles, amphibians), reported agrochemical toxicity to humans and cost and benefits of suggested practice change.About this fact sheet The beauty and functionality of …

Field Guide - Biocontrol for common grapevine pests - Front page

Field guide
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) and parasitoids (wasps and flies) can help prevent grapevine pests from reaching economically damaging thresholds. In this guide, we explore the life cycle and biocontrol options for seven common insect pests of grapevines.About this fact sheet The beauty and functionality of native …

EcoVineyards bird guide - front page

EcoVineyards bird guide
Understanding the ecological roles of birds in Australian vineyards

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By Ian Falkenberg, Dan Falkenberg and Dr Mary Retallack In this guide, we explore the diversity of beneficial bird species including raptors (birds of prey), insectivorous birds and their ecological roles in Australian vineyards along with management techniques and strategies for control of frugivore (fruit eating) pest bird species. Explore the profiles of the 42 bird species, identifying features and …

EcoVineyards fact sheet - The role of microbats in and around vineyards cover page

Fact Sheet
The role of microbats in and around vineyards

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By Dr Zenon Czenze, Dr Heidi Kolkert, University of New England and Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Microbats are an important predator of grapevine insect pests. Learn more about microbats and how you can encourage their presence in and around vineyards.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET

EcoVineyards fact sheet - Biocontrol of common Insect pests - longtailed mealybug cover page

Fact Sheet
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests – long-tailed mealybug

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) and parasitoids (wasps) can help prevent grapevine pests like the long-tailed mealybug from reaching economically damaging thresholds.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET

Fact Sheet
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests – Australian grapevine moth

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) and parasitoids (wasps and flies) can help prevent grapevine pests like the Australian grapevine moth from reaching economically damaging thresholds.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET

EcoVineyards fact sheet - Biocontrol of common Insect pests - LBAM cover page

Fact Sheet
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests – light brown apple moth

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) and parasitoids (wasps) can help prevent grapevine pests like LBAM from reaching economically damaging thresholds.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET

EcoVineyards fact sheet - Biocontrol of common Insect pests - grapevine scale front cover

Fact Sheet
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests – grapevine scale

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) and parasitoids (wasps) can help prevent grapevine pests like grapevine scale from reaching economically damaging thresholds.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET

Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests - European Earwig fact sheet cover

Fact Sheet
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests – European earwig

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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 …

EcoVineyards factsheet- Impact of agrochemicals on natural enemies cover page

Fact Sheet
The impact of agrochemicals on natural enemies

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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