VIN 103 - Intro to Vineyard Pest Mgmt

1. Explain the importance of vineyard pest management
   1. Relate impact on vine health
   2. Examine effect on fruit quality
2. Describe the history of pest management
   1. Discuss the introduction of pests to regions and their effects
   2. Identify past methods of pest management
3. Identify major and minor vineyard pests
   1. Identify vineyard fungal pathogens
   2. Identify vineyard bacterial pathogens
   3. Identify vineyard insects and mites
   4. Identify vineyard birds and mammals
   5. Identify vineyard weeds
4. Identify plant symptoms of major vineyard pests
   1. Correlate symptoms to fungal pathogens
   2. Correlate symptoms to bacterial pathogens
   3. Correlate symptoms to insects and mites
   4. Correlate symptoms to birds and mammals
5. Describe environmental conditions that favor disease development
   1. Understand impact of temperature
   2. Identify effect of precipitation
   3. Correlate conditions to grapevine growth stage
6. Describe environmental conditions that promote insect and mite infestation
   1. Understand impact of temperature
   2. Identify effects of precipitation
   3. Correlate conditions to grapevine growth stage
7. Explain methods for vineyard pest scouting
   1. Demonstrate representative scouting
   2. Identify areas for potential pest infestation
8. Identify methods of control
   1. Explain impact of cultural practices
   2. Identify natural predators
   3. Define methods of mating disruption
   4. Identify chemical controls
9. Determine economic threshold of pests needed for treatment.
   1. Calculate cost of damage
   2. Calculate cost of treatment
10. Explain different types of pesticides
    1. Differentiate protectants
    2. differentiate curative products
    3. Differentiate eradicants
    4. Differentiate surface products
    5. Differentiate systemic products
    6. Identify risk levels
11. Interpret pesticide labels
    1. Identify target pests.
    2. Evaluate formulations
    3. Determine safety intervals
12. Calculate steps for correct pesticide applications
    1. Investigate sprayer calibration
    2. Calculate rates per application
    3. Calculate rates per season
    4. Outline proper steps to prepare the spray mixture
13. Recognize environmental, safety, and legal concerns with pesticides
    1. Understand impact of drift
    2. Identify beneficial insects
    3. Relate aspects of human safety
    4. Demonstrate record keeping requirements
14. Develop an integrated pest management program for a vineyard
    1. Formulate base plan for the season
    2. Investigate how to adapt based on weather and pest pressure