Today we identified late blight on tomato plants on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The plants had recently been sprayed and were not sporulating actively. Growers should scout and take preventative measures. Hopefully drier conditions will suppress spread of the disease. Univ. of Maryland reports late blight of tomato in Montgomery Co., MD. Growers in the northern parts of the state should be alert as well.
Category Archives: Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia Potato Disease Advisory
Attached is the latest VPDA. Thanks Additional information: vpdajune142013-doc
Virginia Potato Disease Advisory
Attached is the latest Virginia Potato Disease Advisory Additional information: vpdajune72013-doc
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found in NC
Please find the attached disease alert regarding the discovery of cucurbit downy mildew in NC. Additional information: cdownymildewupdate060613-doc
Late blight found near Winchester, VA in West Virginia
Late blight has been found in a tomato greenhouse operation just across the state line near Winchester, VA. We are working to get more information and samples. In the meantime, potato and tomato growers in that part of the Commonwealth are urged to take preventative measures and scout their crops. The cool and rainy weather has provided a conducive climate for spread of this disease. For information on late blight please visit the following extension publication and please let me know if you have any questions or encounter any suspicious samples:
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ANR/ANR-6/ANR-6_pdf.pdf
Virginia Potato Disease Advisory – Late Blight Alert
All
Attached is this week’s Virginia Potato Disease Advisory. Thanks
Steve Additional information: vpdamay102013-doc
Virus issues in Virginia Strawberries
The following is a document containing the current situation of virus infected strawberry plants in Virginia. Additional information: 021413-csj-strwbry-virus-email-public-pdf
New webcast on thrips as pests and vectors of TSWV on tomatoes
The Plant Management Network (PMN) has launched a new presentation in its Focus on Tomato webcast resource. This webcast is titled “Thrips as Pests and Vectors of Tospoviruses in Tomato” by George Kennedy, Professor of Agriculture and Entomology Department Head at North Carolina State University.
Below my signature, you will find more details about this webcast and the Focus on Tomato resource. Please let your students, growers, consultants, and any other practitioners who may be interested know through email, ListServe, blog, enewsletter, or any other extension-focused communications that you see fit..
Feel free to reply or call 651-994-3859 if there is any more information I can provide.
Kind Regards,
Phil Bogdan
Plant Management Network
New Thrips Webcast Featured in Focus on Tomato
As the primary vector for Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), thrips are an important pest to keep at bay.
This latest Focus on Tomato presentation, produced by The Plant Management Network will help consultants, growers, and other practitioners in the southern and western U.S. manage thrips and suppress virus incidence.
This talk, authored by Dr. George Kennedy, Professor of Agriculture and Entomology Department Head at North Carolina State University, covers&
– The biology of thrips and factors affecting their abundance
– Some background information on TSWV
– The roles of the tobacco thrips and western flower thrips in spread of TSWV
– The use of insecticides, reflective plastic mulch, Actigard, and TSWV resistant cultivars in the management of thrips
This presentation is open access through December 31, 2012 and can be viewed at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/tomato/ThripsTomato/.
Users can view other recent webcasts in the Focus on Tomato resource at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fot.
Focus on Tomato is a publication of the Plant Management Network (PMN), a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through applied, science-based resources. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, American Phytopathological Society, and Crop Science Society of America.
To take advantage of PMN’s full line of resources, please sign up for its free online newsletter at:
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/update/default.cfm.
Vegetable Disease Update
It has been a busy week for vegetable diseases in the Commonwealth. Late blight was confirmed by the VT Plant Disease Clinic (Elizabeth Bush and Mary Ann Hansen) in Floyd Co., VA on both potato and tomato. This is the first report of late blight in the western part of the state. In addition, downy mildew was found on cucumber in both Accomack and Northampton Co. Reports from NC indicate strains that are starting to infect pumpkin and other cucurbits. ALL cucurbit growers should be diligent about scouting and take preventative measures. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these developments.
Vegetable Field Day at Virginia State University July 18th
Dear Friend of Virginia Agriculture:
Attached is the flyer and the registration form for the 9th Annual Commercial Berry and Vegetable Field Day at Virginia State University that will take place on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. There is a no charge to attend.
If you are not able to participate in this event, please share this email with other growers who may be interested in attending this field day.
For registration please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/vsuvegday
OR mail the attached registration form to the address specified with a check or money order for the registration fee.
Please email Mark Klingman at mklingman@vsu.edu if you would like more information.
Thank you for helping us to promote this event.
Reza Rafie
Virginia State University Additional information: vsu-flyer—vegetable-field-day-2012-pdf