Pest & disease management

Why pests and diseases matter

Pests and diseases can affect vine health, yield, fruit quality and vineyard productivity.

Effective prevention, early detection and management can help reduce their impact and limit their spread within and between vineyards, helping protect the long-term sustainability of the Australian grape and wine sector.

Identify and understand pests and diseases

Recognising symptoms and understanding pest and disease risks can help identify problems early and inform appropriate management.

Find information and resources on major vineyard threats, including:

• powdery mildew, downy mildew and botrytis bunch rot
• grapevine trunk diseases, including Eutypa and Botryosphaeria dieback
• grapevine viruses and other diseases
• phylloxera and other vineyard pests
• emerging and exotic pests and diseases.

Wine Australia-funded research continues to improve understanding of these threats and develop practical tools and management approaches for Australian conditions.

Improve pest and disease management

An integrated approach can help prevent problems, reduce pest and disease pressure and support effective and sustainable vineyard management.

Explore guidance on:

• integrated pest management
• disease prevention and control
• pest monitoring and management
• spray application and spray programs
• fungicide resistance and resistance management
• agrochemical use
• planting material health and disease resistance
• vineyard hygiene.

Protect your vineyard through biosecurity

Good biosecurity practices can help prevent pests and diseases entering or spreading between vineyards. Learn how to manage risks associated with planting material, people, vehicles and equipment, check movement requirements, prepare your vineyard, and know what to do if you find something unusual.

Tools, resources and support

Access Wine Australia-funded research, practical guides, factsheets, case studies and tools to help make informed pest and disease management decisions.

Further technical information and biosecurity guidance is available through:

• Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) for vineyard pest and disease management information
• Vinehealth Australia for vineyard biosecurity, phylloxera and pest and disease information, and for reporting in South Australia
• MyPestGuide, supported by DPIRD WA, for pest identification and reporting in Western Australia
• Plant Health Australia for biosecurity training and response information
• your state or territory agriculture or biosecurity authority for local advice, current biosecurity requirements and reporting pathways.