Australian Grape & Wine - Podcast Series
Australia's peak wine industry association brings you information for Australian grape growers and winemakers, including domestic and international wine policy updates, the inside word directly out of Canberra, and conversations with some of Australia's most experienced industry participants on the things that matter to Australian wine producers.
Australian Grape & Wine - Podcast Series
Conversations... with Angie Schipano. Bird Control Australia.
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Australian Grape & Wine
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Season 2
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Episode 17
Join Tony Battaglene and guest Angie Schipano, Director of Bird Control Australia, as they discuss effective, humane and eco-friendly methods of controlling pests in and around the vineyard. In the leadup to harvest, birds damage fruit by plucking entire berries from the cluster or pecking holes in the berries. Bird damage goes beyond yield loss; pecked grapes can harbour bacterial and fungal pathogens that lead to bunch rot and off-flavours in the wine. Angie provides advice on how to tackle damage to fruit by birds and other pests that not only prevent pest infestation, property damage, and the spread of disease, but also eliminate the need for chemical pesticides, poisons, and dangerous traps.