Field Day: The Use of Drones in Vineyard Biocontrol

Organized by Robert Hall Winery & UAV-IQ

Speakers: Andreas Neuman (CEO, UAV-IQ), Caine Thompson (Managing director, Robert Hall Winery), Kirk Brown (Director of Grower Relations, O’Neill Vintners & Distillers)

What you will learn during the event:

Biocontrol in the vineyard:

• Which vineyard pests can be controlled by the augmentative release of natural enemies
• What natural enemies are commercially available to wine growers
• Experience from Robert Hall Winery: How to manage pests during the transition from conventional to organic cultivation and how this fits into their larger regenerative viticulture plan

Release of natural enemies by drone:

• Current limitations of manual beneficial insect and mite releases
• Opportunities and challenges of aerial biocontrol release
• Demonstration of an aerial biocontrol application

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