3 dangerous grape pests: how to understand who is ruining the plant
Grapes are a fairly unpretentious crop, which, nevertheless, can suffer from dangerous pests.
It is important to recognize in time who is harming the plant, so as not to completely lose the harvest.
Together with the expert of the online publication TUT NOVOSTI, scientist agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, we figure out who could have settled on your grapes.
3 Common Grape Pests
One of the most dangerous pests is considered to be phylloxera, which is a miniature insect similar to an aphid.
The insect attacks the grapevine, which can lead to the death of the entire vineyard. Swellings appear at the site of the insect's feeding, which then lead to necrosis.
The nail leaf roller, which looks like a small brown butterfly, is also dangerous for the vineyard. The caterpillars of this pest destroy buds and ovaries, but it is also dangerous because the second generation feeds on grapes.
The Turkish grape weevil is a black weevil that begins to destroy grape buds in the spring, and then those leaves that manage to bloom.
