Glen L Creasy<p>Out scouting for powdery mildew in your vineyard? Maybe you should take along your dog and train them up to do it for you! </p><p>US research found that dogs are able to distinguish grape leaves with powdery mildew infections from those un-infected or infected with other fungi. They suspect our canine friends can smell volatile compounds given off by the leaf/fungus combination. </p><p>Watch this space!</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787824001035" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S1558787824001035</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/march/guardians-of-the-vineyard-canines-and-chemistry-team-up-to-combat-powdery-mildew.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/20</span><span class="invisible">25/march/guardians-of-the-vineyard-canines-and-chemistry-team-up-to-combat-powdery-mildew.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://epicure.social/tags/VineyardDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VineyardDogs</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Viticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Viticulture</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/PowderyMildew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowderyMildew</span></a></p>