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Thank you for a Week Full of Visits

  Hello Dear Growers! I hope you all had a good week. This week we visited the Bear River, Shelbourne- Yarmouth regions, met with many growers and saw several new sites. Thank you all for welcoming us, and I look forward to following up with you soon.                                                               Pests to look out for: -Phylloxera: Please note that Phylloxera has red galls on the edges as well as on the underside of the leaf. Erineum Mite:  Galls are green, and the underside of the leaf is pocketed and white. Black Rot Presence of small brown lesions (2 to 10 mm in diameter) surrounded by a darker margin a ring of small black fruiting bodies (black pustules) . As mentioned in the previous blog post, ·        Phylloxea can be managed with Movento. ·        Erineum Mite: Purespray Green 13 E. Begin applications when mites first appear and repeat every 10-14 days. Ensure thorough application. ·        Black Rot: Several products are available;