The 6 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Grape, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Growing Grape? The free Grape grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.

Insect pests

• Pink hibiscus mealybugMaconellicoccus hirsutusInsect · A pink mealybug under a white waxy coat whose saliva is toxic to plants: new shoots twist and bunch, leaves…
• Spotted wing drosophilaDrosophila suzukiiInsect · A small vinegar fly that, unlike its relatives, lays eggs in sound, ripening fruit rather than rotting fruit,…

Mites

• Two-spotted spider mite (red spider mite)Tetranychus urticaeMite · A mite smaller than a pinhead that sucks the contents of leaf cells, leaving pale speckles, bronzed leaves…

Fungal diseases

• Grey mould (Botrytis)Botrytis cinereaFungal disease · Grey mould is a fluffy grey fungus that rots strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, flowers and hundreds of other…
• Powdery mildew of grapevineErysiphe necatorFungal disease · The most widespread disease of grapevines. It covers leaves, shoots and young bunches with a grey-white…

Oomycete diseases (water moulds)

• Downy mildew of grapevinePlasmopara viticolaOomycete disease · Downy mildew is the most damaging grapevine disease in regions with rain in spring and summer. It produces…