FORECAST DISCUSSION: Friday, June 18: *** There is better weather in store Friday through Sunday. *** Conditions have turned much less favorable for blue mold thanks to a high pressure area moving through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic states this weekend. All growers are at Low Risk. Only the pesky stalled-out frontal system off the coast will give any trouble. Growers in eastern NC....and perhaps the southern GA and northern FL region....may have some localized disease development on Sunday. TK
Blue Mold Active in the Plant Bed and Greenhouse (click on small image for larger image)
What should one look for?
Seriously Threatening Sources: None
HIGH RISK areas: None
*** NEW FEATURE ***
County Map of New and Existing Outbreaks, 1999
(Red = New, 1 to 7 days; Blue = Active, > 7 days; Green = Old)
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Corpus Christi, Texas
***** 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.
Web page last updated by Thomas Keever on 18 June 1999.
