Wineries aren't just about producing great wine—they’re about creating memorable experiences. That means your tasting room, event space, vineyard grounds, and production facilities need to be not only spotless, but also free of pest-related health and safety risks. Clark Pest Control works closely with wineries to implement non-invasive, audit-ready pest management plans that help you stay compliant with food safety standards and prepared for third-party inspections. From vineyard events to private dinners and seasonal festivals, we help you maintain clean, welcoming, and pest-free environments all year long. Our Winery-Focused Pest Control Approach Includes: Targeted pest management for common winery threats, including rodents, ants, flies, and occasional invaders Preventive maintenance to stop pests before they become a problem—like removing entry points and improving sanitation practices Audit prep and reporting tailored to the wine

Whether you’re hosting guests in your tasting room, coordinating vineyard events, or welcoming visitors to your wine country retreat, first impressions matter—and pests can ruin them instantly. Wineries often double as hospitality venues, and that unique combination brings both beauty and challenges. High foot traffic, food and beverage service, and open-air spaces create ideal conditions for pests to thrive. At Clark Pest Control, we understand the specific pest pressures wineries face. Since 1950, we've partnered with hospitality-driven businesses to ensure their guests stay delighted—and pests stay out. Common Pest Challenges in Winery Hospitality Spaces: Flies and gnats in tasting rooms and outdoor patios Rodents nesting in storage areas or near food service zones Ants and crawling insects drawn to wine production waste or sugary spills Wasps around event areas and patios during warmer months Mosquitos around the winery property during the warmer, more hi

Clark Pest Control will be offering information related to pest management in and around your winery. We offer structural pest control solutions as well as burrowing rodent control and weed abatement solutions to your property. We’re here to discuss all of your pest-related questions and hope to provide you with the solutions to keep your business pest free. Stop by our booth and schedule a free site evaluation with us. We hope to see you there! Clark Pest Control Unified Symposium Booth: 804 Clark Pest Control is celebrating 75 years in business in 2025! We offer pest control solutions to fit your facility needs. Our services include flying insect management, stinging insect services, bird/bat/rodent exclusion and clean-up, burrowing rodent control in and around your property, fire breaks and weed control, just to name a few. Stop by our booth to see what we may be able to offer you!

April brought some welcome rainfall to California’s Coastal growing areas: Up to five inches fell in some locations but, in most, rainfall was sufficient enough to get things looking nice and green but not enough to meaningfully replenish water reserves. Indeed, we are hearing that water usage curtailments in some Coastal areas will start in May, and allocations for the federal Central Valley water management project could be at 0%.  Given the ongoing drought conditions, tentative early expectations are for a 2022 crop shorter than average, though we have been seeing – and receiving reports of – healthy-looking vineyards with good cluster counts and sizes. The picture will be a lot clearer in June once veraison is underway. The Central Coast and Central Valley are slightly behind last year in terms of degree day accumulation, a reflection of the forecasted cooler-than-normal spring.  The early morning hours of April 12th brought a frost episode that had a pa

Afternoon Brief, December 17th

France Loses One in Six Wine Estates Over a Decade: Every day, three French grape growers or winemakers decides to give up working as an independent enterprise. What are the implications for the industry?...

New winemaking invention cuts up grapes resulting in brighter fruit and smoother tannins Richard Smart is a leading global consultant on viticulture and is renowned for his innovative work on canopy manipulation to manage its effects on vineyard yield and quality. When one of the world's top viticulturists comes to you with a fresh idea, you sit up and listen. That's what happened at DELLA TOFFOLA when Smart approached them in 2019 for help in developing a cutting-edge winemaking tool. As a leader in wine and beverage equipment design and manufacture, DELLA TOFFOLA was well placed to join Smart in this venture. Oenological consultant and author Clark Smith tells the story of collaborating with Smart and the DELLA TOFFOLA team to develop the DELLA TOFFOLA Maceration Accelerator (DTMA), which speeds up maceration to activate the pressing stage and significantly improves the extraction of polyphenols and anthocyanins from the grapes.  "Richard call

by Fred Speer We want to let you in on a little secret. Pests do not care about the global pandemic that is taking place right now. They continue to seek sources of food, water, and harborage inside commercial facilities, and they prefer if no one is in the office or school kitchen to bother them. It makes their job easier. That is why it’s more important than ever for commercial property managers and owners – and facility managers at food processing, distribution, or warehousing facilities – to understand the benefits of an integrated pest management (IPM) program. Whether your property or facility is closed temporarily, has reduced hours, or is operating as normal, pest management services are essential to protect employees, guests, property, and products. Clark Pest Control’s James Sanchez, a commercial sales representative in the Stockton branch, shared insights on IPM and its place in today’s new business reality. What are the risks of going

Everyone associated with the wine industry knows that labor has become more expensive, and it seems that wages are accelerating upward. The pool of largely unskilled or untrained labor is drying up, while those who remain available want more money for their work—and are getting it. Hence, there is absolutely no doubt that vineyards will increasingly adopt mechanical means to replace operations traditionally done by hand. Fortunately, necessity drives invention and innovation, and there are better versions of vineyard machines available all the time. Buying this equipment requires a significant cash investment, so growers will be willing to do so only when the return on the investment makes good business sense. But it is a little more complicated than simply substituting a machine for a human, especially in the fine-wine production sector. We have convinced ourselves that hand-farming is better than machine-farming, and wineries and winemakers are often reluctant to yield to the g