- Cucurbit downy mildew was reported on cucumber as far north as Southern Georgia 2 weeks ago. To track cucurbit downy mildew in the US please visit http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/
- No late blight has been reported in the region to date and has only been found as far north as central Florida to-date. To track late blight in the US please visit http://usablight.org/
- Reports of Phytophthora blight on pepper have begun.
- Blackleg has been reported on potato.
- Want more information on what’s going on, please sign up for the Jersey Vegetable Crop Ag Updates at: http://jerseyvegcropsagupdates.blogspot.com/.
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June 1, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Briefs 6-1-13
June 1, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 6/1/13
Pepper
Bacterial leaf spot – Symptoms of bacterial leaf spot on pepper leaves include small, brown water-soaked lesions that turn brown and necrotic in the centers. Spots may coalesce and form large blighted areas on leaves and premature defoliation can occur. [Read more…]
June 1, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Diseases of the Week – 6/1/13
Bacterial leaf spot of bell pepper
May 29, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/29/13
- Sweet Corn
- Cole Crops
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
May 28, 2013 Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Pepper Weevil Alert #2
There are now 6 non-farm locations where adult pepper weevils are being trapped. Traps at 3 farm sites have also caught weevils in the past week, including 2 pepper fields. Large numbers of weevils are being trapped at one of these non-farm sites, 54 in a 4 day period. It is not clear if this represents typical numbers or if this year the number of weevils is exceptional.
May 24, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Two Viruses Found Throughout Strawberry Fields in US
The following article has edited and reprinted with permission from the original authors: Chuck Johnson, Virginia Tech and Kathy Demchak, Penn State University
Two strawberry viruses are causing problems for strawberry growers in Eastern and Mid-west states this spring. The viruses (strawberry mottle virus, abbreviated SMoV) and strawberry mild yellow edge virus (SMYEV) have been found in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey this spring. [Read more…]
