- Basil downy mildew has been reported in New Jersey.
- Rhizoctonia root rot has been reported in tomato and other vegetable crops.
- Phomopsis and Phytophthora fruit rot has been reported in eggplant.
- Collar rot has been reported on tomato. For more information please click here.
- Pythium cottony leak has been reported on pepper. For more information on controlling Pythium and Phytophthora please click here.
- Pepper anthracnose has been reported in southern New Jersey. For more information on controlling anthracnose fruit rot please click here.
- Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber and cantaloupe in New Jersey with more being reported on the East Coast and Ontario, Canada. For more information on CDM control please click here.
- Blackleg has been reported on potato in New Jersey.
- There have been no reports of Late blight in potato or tomato in the region to date. Late blight has been reported in Ontario, Canada. To follow the progress of Late blight in the US please click here.
- Bacterial leaf spot has been reported in pepper. More more information on BLS control please click here. Rutgers is surveying tomato and pepper fields throughout the state this summer to help determine the makeup of the bacterial population and for copper resistance development.
- Powdery mildew has been reported in cucurbit crops. For more information on the control of CPM please click here.
- Southern blight has been reported on pepper.
- Bacterial canker has been reported in tomato. For more information on diagnosing important tomato diseases please click here.
- For information on diagnosing important diseases in pepper, tomato, and cucurbit crops please click on links.
- The 2022/2023 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Guide is available for free online or for sale in hardcopy form at many County offices.
- For a quick review on managing fungicide resistance development using tank mixes and fungicide rotations, and information on FRAC group 4, FRAC group 7, and FRAC group 3 and FRAC group 11 fungicides please click on hyperlinks.
