162 Acres of Land Quarantined in Wine Country

Mar
12 2010

Sonoma County Vineyards Fight For River Water Usage

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has quarantined roughly 162 acres of land in Napa, Sonoma and Solano Counties due to an infestation of the European Grapevine Moth. The insect was found in Northern California last September and the CDFA reported that the land owner lost his entire grape crop because of the moth. The quarantine is a precautionary measure which will hopefully stop or at least slow the spread of the moth and its larvae to neighboring vineyards.

The moth larvae hatches in early spring and feeds on grape bud clusters as well as the fruit. The objective of the CDFA is to save California's wine industry, the moth has previously destroyed vineyards in the Middle East, Chile and Europe. Officials do not know how the moth made its way to Northern California's wine country but aim to stop its spread as quickly as possible. For more information on the exact areas quarantined please visit www.cdfa.ca.gov.

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