FORECAST DISCUSSION: Monday, August 14: *** 11 August Disease Update: Jim Lamondia in CT reports that blue mold is active and spreading in Hartford County, CT. With conditions recently favorable, there are new lesions with heavy sporulation present. Fields treated with Acrobat MZ prior to infection are showing less disease with slower spread.
*** Regional Weather - Lower mid-Atlantic/TN-OH Valleys northward through the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast: Low pressure system off the mid-Atlantic coast will move northeast today and Tuesday, affecting the upper mid-Atlantic states and New England today and just New England on Tuesday. Other areas of this broad region of interest will be sunny to partly cloudy and dry both days. Southern Ontario may have some increasing clouds Tuesday afternoon and a chance of showers as a front moves through that area.... with a chance of showers Tuesday night into Wednesday for parts of the upper Ohio Valley and perhaps the mid-Atlantic. Highs ranging from the 60's to 80's today, mostly 80's on Tuesday. Lows in the 60's.
*** Unsettled weather for the upper mid-Atlantic and New England Monday and Tuesday. Growers in southern New England will be at HIGH RISK both days as a low pressure area off the coast moves by. Southern PA and MD are at Strongly Moderate Risk today, Low Risk Tuesday. Growers in the lower mid-Atlantic, southern Appalachian Mountains, and the Ohio Valley will be at Low Risk both days. Southern Ontario growers are at Low Risk today, Moderate Risk Tuesday as another front approaches.
*** The 2000 bluemold county disease map is now available. Follow the link below or from our Homepage ***
*** International disease reports are now online *** Links to these reports can be found on our homepage and on the page with all the forecasts for 2000.
TK
Seriously Threatening Sources: Southern New England
HIGH RISK areas: Southern New England
Blue Mold in the Field (click on small image for larger image)
What should one look for?
*** New for 2000 *** Climate Outlooks and Epidemic Prognoses
County Map of New and Existing Outbreaks, 2000
(Red = New, 1 to 7 days; Blue = Active, > 7 days; Green = Old)
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
Southern GA / northern FL
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Papantla, Mexico
Tepic, Mexico
***** NOTE: These forecasts/outlooks only apply to disease development from airborne transport of spores!!! We do not have the capability to ascertain blue mold development by other means, such as transplanting of infected seedlings, nor will we attempt to do so. Please consult the Extension Service personnel in your area if you have concerns about these matters! *****
This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.
