Insect vectors can cause many diseases as well a. Any cultural method of insect control will also control for the disease the insect carries. Virus diseases of grapevines, similarly do not invade the uppermost tips of grapevines. Using tissue culture techniques, these tissues can be used to produce virus free grape stock. Although eradication of disease pathogens by cultural methods is a satisfactory way of dealing with plant diseases, in many instances these measure are not possible.
Chemical pesticides provide another well proven method of disease control.