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

Risk assessments and trend analysis in pest control provide valuable insights into potential threats and patterns related to pest infestations. They tell the story of what is going on inside your commercial property when it comes to pest activity. Risk assessments help identify the likelihood of pest problems occurring in a particular area of a commercial property. Factors such as climate, surrounding area, and the presence of conducive conditions (i.e., sanitation protocols, structural conditions, employee actions, etc.) for pests are evaluated to determine the level of risk. This information allows for proactive measures to be taken to prevent or mitigate pest issues before they escalate. Trend analysis, on the other hand, involves examining historical data to identify patterns and recurring pest problems. This helps in understanding the seasonal variations, population cycles, and other trends related to pest activity. By recognizing these patterns, pest control professionals can dev

Please join Sonoma County Vintners and American AgCredit’s Terrain Analysts for a look at macroeconomic forecast and trends in the vineyard and wine markets. Hear Agriculture and Macroeconomics Analyst, Matt Clark, discuss the impacts of interest rates on investment decisions, rising production costs and labor challenges in the agriculture industry. Senior Grape & Wine Analyst, Chris Bitter, Ph.D. will bring Matt’s points to the wine industry with a market analysis and grape crush report synthesis. Please stay for lunch to continue the conversation. Terrain, The Lay of the Land, From Agriculture’s Leading Experts. An offering of American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit, Terrain delivers exclusive insight and confident forecasting in the market areas that have an impact on our customers’ businesses. American AgCredit and Terrain proudly produce Winescape, a quarterly report on the markets and trends of the California vineyar

The local vector control agency sprays for mosquitoes. What is different about Clark’s Swat-Away mosquito service? Although your local vector control agency provides community-wide population control of mosquitoes, Clark Pest Control’s Swat-Away mosquito service offers targeted, ongoing coverage for your business. Clark’s three-pronged approach to mosquito control is designed to ensure that your property is regularly treated to reduce these annoying and potentially dangerous pests. While vector control focuses on macro-level, community-wide source reduction and population knock¬down, Swat-Away mosquito service works on a micro-level on your property to minimize mosquito reproduction, interrupt the life cycle of developing larvae, and reduce the presence of adults by applying a chemical barrier. I notice mosquitoes mainly during the summer. Why would the service run year round? Mosquito season begins when temperatures consistently reach over 50 degrees, so dependin

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 | INDUSTRY NEWS & OUTLOOKS | MATT CLARK, SENIOR INDUSTRY ANALYST AND KALYN WALSH, CREDIT COMPLIANCE ANALYST, AMERICAN AGCREDIT In 2021, the wine industry began to recover from an unusual and challenging year in 2020. Wine sales sharply improved from the previous year, when pandemic-related restaurant and bar closures spurred a precipitous decline in wineries’ sales at restaurants and tasting rooms. Wine sales improved around 10 percent in 2021, according to Wines Vines Analytics and bw166, and analysts expect demand for wine to remain healthy in 2022. Overall demand for wine grapes has improved, driven by a limited reopening of tourism, restaurant and event traffic. Many expect to see modest improvements in wine sales and grape values in 2022. Rising input prices from supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, drought, and general inflation may narrow margins for some operators. As the economy was reopened in a limited fashion, wine sales bega

Clarksburg, Calif. – Bogle Vineyards and Winery has announced the hiring of three wine industry veterans and has added duties to its national accounts director as the family-owned and operated company continues to expand its nationwide sales team. The newest hires are Matt Mitchell, East/Southeastern Sales Director, Heather Peterson, Northeast/Midwest Sales Director, and Robin Parranto, Key Accounts Manager-Central Region. […] The post Bogle Vineyards Bolsters National Sales Department with Three New Hires; Promotion as Part of Expansion appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/09/18/bogle-vineyards-hires-promotion?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bogle-vineyards-hires-promotion Published Date:Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:13:36 +0000 

When most people think of fly problems in commercial facilities, they tend to look up. They look for fly activity around windows, ventilation screens or loading dock doors. Rarely does anyone look down and that can be a problem. Many small fly issues in restaurants, commercial kitchens and food processing plants are generated in the drains and plumbing that run beneath kitchen or production area floors. Mike Biando, Associate Certified Entomologist, commercial QA supervisor for Clark Pest Control in Auburn, California, says commercial clients often overlook the role drains play in creating a condition conducive for small flies. “Facility managers and business owners often don’t make the connection between drains and flies,” says Biando. “Drains that are not cleaned regularly allow organic material to build up and become ideal breeding grounds for small flies.” Failing to make that connection can lead to damage to a restaurant, grocery store or food product