- 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.
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June 23, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 6/23/15
June 14, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
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.
Basil downy mildew sporulating on
the underside of infected basil leaf.
Bacterial leaf spot of bell pepper.
June 14, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs 6-14-15
- 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.
May 25, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 5/25/15
- 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.
May 17, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 5/17/15
- 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.
May 10, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 5/10/15
- 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.
