EcoVineyards Fact Sheet Ground Cover - Insights on flowers and forbs from Western Australia

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Insights on wildflowers and forbs from WA

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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 …

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

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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 …

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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

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Nutrient-dense plants are more resistant to pests and diseases

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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

Soil health Preparation for making good thermal, aerobic compost for brewing compost tea - Front page

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Preparation for making good thermal, aerobic compost for brewing compost tea

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By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd Based on the methods of Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Food Web, and Dr Mary Cole, Agpath Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Good quality compost tea, teems with beneficial microbes and can be brewed from good quality, thermal, fungal dominated compost. The preparation of high quality compost is important to ensure the brewed …