Agriculture: Grape Pest Management Guidelines

Treatment Timing for Key Diseases

Note: not all indicated timings may be necessary for disease control.

Disease Dormant Budbreak Full bloom Pre-close Veraison Preharvest/
Postharvest
Botryosphaeria dieback (Bot canker) 3 0 0 0 0 0
Botrytis Bunch Rot 22 0 31 31 31 31
Brown spot 0 0 0 3 3 3
Downy mildew 0 3 3 0 0 0
Esca (Black measles) 12 0 0 0 0 0
Eutypa Dieback 3 0 0 0 0 0
Phomopsis 3 3 0 0 0 0
Phomopsis dieback 3 0 0 0 0 0
Powdery mildew 22 33 33 34 0 0
Summer bunch rot (sour rot) 0 0 0 0 31 35
Rating:     3 = most effective, 2 = moderately effective, 1 = least effective, and 0 = ineffective
1 Apply only if rain is forecasted.
2 Use 10 gallons lime sulfur per acre in at least 100 gallons water.
3 Apply budbreak and full bloom treatments every year.
4 Apply as needed (a disease risk assessment model is available to help determine need for spray).
5 Preharvest treatments for postharvest decay control.

Acknowledgment: Adaskaveg et al., 2022. Fungicides, Bactericides, Biocontrols, and Natural Products for Deciduous Tree Fruit and Nut, Citrus, Strawberry, and Vine Crops in California. (PDF)

Text Updated: 03/22
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