Grape Protection Articles & Analysis
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Location: Catemu, Región de Valparaiso, Chile Application context: Table grapes Problem definition: Birds eating the table grapes and causing production loss Bird species: Thrushes (Turdidae) Time of the year with bird problems: December – April Time of the day with bird problems: From dusk till dawn Number of systems: 6 x Autonomic 500 with solar panel In use since: ...
Company: Summerhill Road Vineyard Location: Bungendore, Australia Product: Agrilaser Autonomic Reason: Grape damage due to birds In use since: March 2016 Current laser projection area: 1.9 Ha Results 80 to 90% less birds Immediate effect after installation Permanent solution Works fully autonomic and autonomous Allows more flexible grape harvests ...
There are around 2,031 vineyards in New Zealand and the export value of the wine is NZ$1,705 million. The high value of wine grapes forces wineries to keep an eye on bird damage and to ensure that crop loss is minimized. Why vineyards experience severe bird damage? Bird damage to vineyards is a result of the temperate climate, meaning that the changes between winter and summer are not that ...
Brazil, Argentina, South America and Australia have some of the highest consumptions of wine annually1. Wine grapes are exported all over the world and there is a big competition for being the best vineyard. Just like any other farms in the agricultural industry, vineyards have a lot of problems in protecting their grapes from pest ...
Installation of the Agrilaser Autonomic resulted in 80-90% bird reduction. Furthermore, grape-eating birds stopped coming to the vineyard altogether, whereas non grape-eating birds, water birds (Ducks) and other wildlife quickly returned after the grapes had been harvested and the laser turned off. ...
Growing grapes is no easy feat, especially when birds love to snack on grapes. It’s important to protect your crop, but also important to select the option that works best for you. Learn which options are best to protect your vineyard and your profits from pest birds with these methods. ...