Southern rust continues to be reported on corn in Virginia. Southern rust was first confirmed August 3 on corn samples from Chesapeake and Suffolk. Since then, reports of southern rust have been made from Sussex and Albermarle counties, and it is likely that the pathogen is throughout much of the state. Yield of corn at or near the dent stage is unlikely to be impacted by the disease, but late planted corn in fields with good yield potential (120 bu/ac +) may need to be protected with a foliar fungicide. Strobilurins are good preventative fungicides whereas triazoles are recommended once sporulation is observed in a field due to their curative activity. A combination fungicide is a good option as long as a strobilurin fungicide has not been applied previously. Wet, warm weather favors disease development. Once sporulation occurs, symptoms of rust are relatively obvious. Lesions start out as raised, blister-like pustules then break open to reveal orange spores. Samples of corn plants with symptoms of southern rust can be submitted to the disease clinic at the Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC (contact Dr. Hillary Mehl, hlmehl@vt.edu).