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Biology and Management of Grape Berry Moth in North American Vineyard Ecosystems

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The grape berry moth, Paralobesia viteana (Clemens), is one of the most widespread and damaging insect pest of grapes in eastern North America. It was renamed from Endopiza viteana Clemens (Brown 2006). Larvae (Fig. 15.1c) of this pest bore into berries causing direct injury, reducing yield, and opening berries to opportunistic pathogens (Fig. 15.1d). Where this pest reaches high populations, berries may not be harvestable due to contamination by larvae or diseases that reduce fruit quality, forcing grape growers to leave heavily-infested regions of vineyards unharvested. In the past 50 years, prevention of damage and infestation by grape berry moth has been achieved primarily by the use of broad-spectrum insecticides, but increased restrictions on these chemicals in food crops and the risk of resistance to insecticides continues to stimulate the search for alternative control methods. This review includes the current status of knowledge about the biology of P. viteana and management strategies for its control. An earlier review of this pest and its management is provided by Dennehy et al. (1990a). We also refer readers to Ioriatti et al. (Chap. 14) for comparison with European species of berry-infesting Lepidoptera. In this chapter, we highlight future research opportunities that may improve the sustainability of vineyard integrated pest management programs while reducing crop damage from P. viteana.

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Acknowledgements

Our thanks to Keith Mason, Steve Van Timmeren, Elly Maxwell, Mark VanderWerp, Tim Weigle, Steve Hesler, Jody Timer and Andy Muza, for their collaboration on grape berry moth research. We also thank the many grape growers in Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania for access to their farms and for their willingness to collaborate on applied research projects. Funding support is gratefully acknowledged from USDA-CSREES Crops at Risk, Viticulture Consortium East, and North Central IPM Programs; Michigan State University’s Project GREEEN; National Grape Cooperative; and the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

    Rufus Isaacs & Paul E. Jenkins

  2. Product Support and Renewal, DuPont Crop Protection, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Luis A. F. Teixeira

  3. Driscoll’s Strawberry Associates Inc., 151 Silliman Rd., Watsonville, CA, 95076, USA

    Natalia Botero Neerdaels

  4. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA

    Greg M. Loeb

  5. Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Michael C. Saunders

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Isaacs, R., Teixeira, L.A.F., Jenkins, P.E., Neerdaels, N.B., Loeb, G.M., Saunders, M.C. (2012). Biology and Management of Grape Berry Moth in North American Vineyard Ecosystems. In: Bostanian, N., Vincent, C., Isaacs, R. (eds) Arthropod Management in Vineyards:. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4032-7_15

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