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• Basil downy mildew has been reported in New Jersey. All growers should be scouting on a regular basis and applying protectant fungicides.
• Late blight was reported on potato in northern North Carolina near the Virginia border on this past week. 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/
• The first reports of bacterial leaf spot are coming in on pepper and tomato.
• Black leg has been reported in potato in southern New Jersey.

• There have been no new reports of basil downy mildew in NJ this past week.
• Rhizoctonia has been found in a number of newly transplanted crops where the root ball has remained on the dry side. It’s important to get drip irrigation or overhead going on newly transplanted crops as soon as possible during extended hot, dry weather.
• No reports of cucurbit downy mildew or late blight in region to date.

• There have been no new reports of basil downy mildew in New Jersey this past week.
• Late blight has been reported as far north as Northern Florida this spring.
• Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported as far north as Southern Georgia this spring.

• Anthracnose has been found in spinach in southern New Jersey.
• All leafy greens can be predisposed to leaf spots and blights when overhead irrigation has been used extensively during periods of hot, dry weather. This has especially been true in southern NJ this past week.
• There have been no new reports of basil downy mildew in NJ this past week.

Basil downy mildew has been found in potted greenhouse-grown basil. All growers producing basil should scout on a regular basis. Basil downy mildew is seed-borne and can cause significant losses.

Late blight has been found in FL and CA. To track the movement of Late blight in the US please visit USAblight.

Cucurbit downy mildew has been found on yellow summer squash, acorn, cucumber, and giant pumpkin in FL and on watermelon in TX. To track to progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US please visit the downy mildew forecasting website at NCSU.

• Quadris 2F from Syngenta, the first strobilurin (FRAC group 11) fungicide on the market, is coming off patent and a number of companies are expected to apply to manufacture and sell is under another name. Thus, in the 2015 Vegetable Recommendations Guide you will see references to Quadris (FRAC group 11) switched to azoxystrobin (FRAC group 11) much like we did with changing Bravo WeatherStik (M5) to chlorothalonil a few years ago. As more FRAC group 11 fungicides come off patent in the next few years we expect to do the same.
• Cucurbit downy mildew is presently active on acorn, butternut, yellow summer, cucumber, cantaloupe, and giant pumpkin in southern Florida. To track the progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US please visit (http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/)
• Basil downy mildew is active in southern Florida.