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Vegetable Disease Briefs – 7/20/15

  • There have been no new reports of late blight in New Jersey since 7/8. To track late blight in the US please visit http://usablight.org/
  • Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber in New Jersey and on cucumber and butternut squash in PA this past week. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/.
  • Bacterial leaf spot is being reported on pepper and tomato.
  • Basil downy mildew remains active across the region.
  • Phytophthora blight has been reported on multiple crops.
  • Pepper anthracnose has been reported in southern New Jersey.

 

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/15/15

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There is still very little European corn borer (ECB) adult activity at this time. Few individuals have been captured throughout NJ this past week (see ECB map). ECB infestations are absent from sweet corn plantings. We would expect to see signs of the second flight within the next week or so.

As always, consider treating when the number of infested plants in a 50 plant sample exceeds 12%. Any planting remaining at or above threshold as it proceeds to full tassel should be treated, as this is the last stage at which ECB larvae will be exposed and vulnerable to insecticidal sprays.

See the 2015 Commercial Vegetable Recommendations Guide for insecticide choices.
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Vegetable Disease Briefs – 7/4/15

  • Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported as far north as Eastern Maryland and southern Delaware on watermelon. It was also reported on cucumber in Ohio this past week. All cucurbit growers should scout on a regular basis and consider including downy mildew specific fungicide(s) to their weekly maintenance programs. Wet weather is predicted every day this upcoming week making conditions ideal for downy mildew development around the state and region. For more information on the control of downy mildew on specific cucurbit crops please see the 2015 Commercial Fungicides Recommendations Guide. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/
  • Bacterial brown spot has been reported on lima bean in southern New Jersey.
  • Anthracnose has been reported on snap bean in southern New Jersey.
  • Phytophthora blight on pepper and cucurbit crops have been reported. The heavy rains that have been around lately have been ideal for P. capsici development. All growers need to scout on a regular basis and applied preventative fungicides on a regular basis as well as remain proactive by removing infected plants from field, making sure water is able to drain away from beds/fields, and cutting plastic to help dry out beds.
  • A new, more aggressive form of Black leg has been reported in potato in southern New Jersey.
  • Bacterial leaf spot is being reported on pepper and tomato.
  • Basil downy mildew remains active. All basil growers should continue to scout and be proactive.
  • Late blight has been reported on potato as far north as North Carolina near the Virginia border. There have been no reports of late blight in the region to date. To track late blight in the US please visit http://usablight.org/

Vegetable Disease Briefs – 6/28/15

  • Phytophthora blight on pepper and cucurbit crops have been reported. The heavy rains that have been around lately have been ideal for P. capsici development. All growers need to scout on a regular basis and applied preventative fungicides on a regular basis as well as remain proactive by removing infected plants from field, making sure water is able to drain away from beds/fields, and cutting plastic to help dry out beds.
  • A new, more aggressive form of Black leg has been reported in potato in southern New Jersey.
  • Bacterial leaf spot is being reported on pepper and tomato.
  • Basil downy mildew remains active. All basil growers should continue to scout and be proactive.
  • Late blight has been reported on potato as far north as North Carolina near the Virginia border. There have been no reports of late blight in the region to date. To track late blight in the US please visit http://usablight.org/
  • Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber, butternut, acorn, and yellow summer squash as far north as central South Carolina and was reported on cucumber in Michigan this past week. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/. Fungicide maintenance programs should focus on cucurbit powdery mildew control until CDM is reported in the region.

Vegetable Disease Briefs – 6/23/15

  • Basil downy mildew has been reported in Northern New Jersey this past week. All basil growers should continue to scout and be proactive.
  • Late blight has been reported on potato as far north as North Carolina near the Virginia border. There have been no reports of late blight in the region to date. To track late blight in the US please visit http://usablight.org/
  • Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber, butternut, acorn, and yellow summer squash as far north as central South Carolina. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/
  • Bacterial leaf spot are coming in on pepper and tomato.
  • Black leg has been reported in potato in southern New Jersey.
  • Phytophthora blight on pepper and cucurbit crops has been reported. The heavy rains that have come into and remain in the region have been ideal for P. capsici. All growers need to scout on a regular basis and be proactive.
  • Early blight has been reported in tomato.

Vegetable Diseases of the Week – 6/14/15

This week:
Sweet Basil – Basil downy mildew
Bell Pepper – Bacterial leaf spot

Symptoms of basil downy mildew infection on Sweet Basil

Symptoms of basil downy mildew infection
on Sweet Basil.

Basil downy mildew sporulating on the underside of infect basil leaf.

Basil downy mildew sporulating on
the underside of infected basil leaf.

Bacterial leaf spot of bell pepper

Bacterial leaf spot of bell pepper.