Distribution and Monitoring of Grape Mealybug: A Key Vector of Grapevine Leafroll Disease in Oregon

Daniel Dalton, Vaughn Walton, Kent Daane, Clive Kaiser, Rick Hilton and Linda Brewer
EM 9092 | Published April 2014, Reviewed 2018

Summary

A pheromone lure baited with the sex pheromone of grape mealybug is the most reliable way to confirm the presence or absence of this important vector of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses.

About the authors

Daniel Dalton
Faculty research assistant
Washington State University
Kent Daane
Cooperative Extension specialist
University of California, Berkeley

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