CT Tobaccoman
Well-Known Member
We have had a report of blue mold from Lee County, Virginia (as far south and west as you can go & still be in VA). Dr. Chuck Johnson of Virginia Tech received leaves yesterday and saw sparse sporulation, confirming the disease. An agent in Washington County (Bristol/Abingdon area – southwest Virginia), reported today that blue mold has also been observed there, particularly in the northern parts of the county. No other reports have been made from the US to date.
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Dr. James A. LaMondia
Chief Scientist
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Valley Laboratory
P.O. Box 248
153 Cook Hill Road
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860-683-4982
Fax: 860-683-4987
Email: James.LaMondia@ct.gov
Those in the path of weather systems that pass over SW Virginia should take precautions now. I'll be spraying mancozeb--which is cheap and available OTC. Those with access to dimethomorph and/or asoxystrobin fungicides should apply them.
Charlie
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Dr. James A. LaMondia
Chief Scientist
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Valley Laboratory
P.O. Box 248
153 Cook Hill Road
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860-683-4982
Fax: 860-683-4987
Email: James.LaMondia@ct.gov
Those in the path of weather systems that pass over SW Virginia should take precautions now. I'll be spraying mancozeb--which is cheap and available OTC. Those with access to dimethomorph and/or asoxystrobin fungicides should apply them.
Charlie