Mizuho Nita is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of grape pathology at Virginia
Tech’s AHS AREC in Winchester, VA. His academic interest is in applied plant pathology and
plant disease epidemiology. His current research projects are the use of a biological control
agent for grapevine crown gall management, management options for ripe rot of grapes,
epidemiological studies of grapevine leafroll-associated virus and its vectors, pesticide spray
decision support tools for grape diseases (GrapeIPM.org), detection and risk assessment tool
for grape downy and powdery mildew, organic and alternative wine grape disease management
tools, and Fungicide efficacy evaluations. He has been active in extension programs targeting
growers and Cooperative Extension agents in Virginia and other states and countries. His role in
the VitisGen3 project is as an extension educator to relay appropriate information from the
project to his stakeholders.
Link to Mizuho Nita's Grape Pathology Blog
Twitter: @grapepathology
Facebook: GrapePathVATech
