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Organic Wineries Flirt With Pesticides

European Grapevine Moth
European Grapevine Moth Photo: via The Gray Market Report

The dastardly European grapevine moth is slowly infiltrating Napa and Sonoma, having already destroyed the crop at one Oakville vineyard last year. As W. Blake Gray informs us, some organic growers — who so far are only using a wasp remedy — may have to choose between poverty and pesticides. [Gray Market Report]

Organic Wineries Flirt With Pesticides