Below you will find a few essential points for virus control and elimination. If you would like further information please contact us directly.
- Plant only the best possible material from a reputable nursery
- Make sure all roots have been removed if the soils previously had vineyard on it.
- Rest the soil for a minimum of one year with a rotation of the correct cover crops.
- Identify possible sources of re-infection (nearby infected vineyards)
- Set up mealy bug traps and check regularly
- Keep ants out of the vineyards and schedule regular inspections
- Know how to identify virus infected vines
- Remove and replace any questionably vines for the first four years.
- control weeds and plants that are mealy bug hosts
- Monitor infection rates and correlate them with Quality/yield to determine what level of infection makes a vineyard uneconomic.
