Well its the worst wasp year since we started growing grapes in 2008.
Wasp on an Evangeline cluster
They love the aromatic fruity grapes and the first ones to rippen are targeted. We use insect netting in the Evangeline as they can get hit but there are so many wasps this year they are finding any little gap in the netting. And once one wasp finds the grapes they tell all thier friends.
Added alot more clips to try to close off some of the gaps but not sure if that will have much effect. ...Few more weeks to go before harvest whites, with reds in early October.
But overall the grapes are comming along...photos below
Marechal Foch (showing ripeness spectrum)
Castel
Leon Millot
L'Acadie
Sovereign Ruby
