FORECAST DISCUSSION: Wednesday, June 23: *** We have the first report of blue mold from Tennessee. *** Bill Maksymowicz, Extension agronomist with the University of Kentucky, has confirmed blue mold in Montgomery County, Tennessee, near the Kentucky state line. Light sporulation from scattered, fresh lesions was observed in a six-acre field. This source is being added to the forecasts immediately.
*** Unsettled weather is returning to many growing areas during the next few days. *** Favorable weather is occurring in the western Ohio Valley on Wednesday and will progress to the east on Thursday. On Wednesday..... the following areas are at Moderate Risk: southern GA and northern FL, the central and northern mountains of NC, western KY, southern IN, and counties of north-central TN near to Montgomery County. On Thursday...... any airborne spores will be moving from south to north from most sources. There is HIGH RISK for the central NC mountains, far northeast TN, and extreme southwest VA. There is Strongly Moderate Risk for southern GA and northern FL. There is Moderate Risk for growers in parts of eastern, northern, and western KY, southern Ohio, southern IN, and north-central TN near the source in Montgomery County. The favorable conditions won't reach the Piedmont of the Carolinas Wednesday or Thursday. Growers in the eastern 2/3 of the Carolinas will be at Low Risk. 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: Grapevine, NC
HIGH RISK areas: For Thursday: Central NC mountains, far NE TN, extreme SW VA
*** 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 23 June 1999.
