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Costco Sold More Plants With Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Pests
Costco is warning California customers who recently bought desert willow plants that the glassy winged sharpshooter may be living on them. The invasive insect can “cause major damage to the environment and the economy,” particularly the state’s $73-billion wine industry.
The desert willow is a small tree or
How Grass Benefits a Vineyard
Grass groundcover in a vineyard changes the soil microbiome far beneath the depth of its own foot system, a team of scientists at Pennsylvania State University has found.
"The grass roots are primarily growing within the top six to 12 inches of soil, and the grape roots are going
British University Develops Handheld, AI-Powered Grape Ripeness Detector
A portable optical sensor which uses machine learning to give winemakers instant, accurate ripeness data, removing the need for manual sampling and slow destructive testing, has been developed by a pair of researchers at Queen Mary University of London.
“Our technology uses optical sensors to detect how grapes absorb and