Bulletin number 5, 6/22 – 7/1/20
Late blight has not yet been reported in Idaho. However, late blight risk is elevated across S Idaho with the current cool wet weather conditions.
Author: Phillip Wharton
Bulletin number 4, 6/15 -6/21/2020
This week conditions were more conducive to late blight across the snake river valley with cool cloudy weather. But late blight has not been reported in Idaho yet and no spores have been detected.
Bulletin number 3, 6/8 – 6/14/20
This week late blight was found in a home owners garden in western Washington state near Mt Vernon. Late blight has not yet been reported in Idaho.
Bulletin number 2, 6/11/20
Welcome to the weekly spore trapping bulletin. No spores of the 3 target pathogens have been detected in any of the spore traps this week and the risk level remains at green.
Potato late blight control recommendations for southern Idaho in 2020
Late blight continues to be a threat in S Idaho potato production. Click Read More for early season control recommendations.
Pre- and Early Season Control Measures for Potato Diseases.
Seed-borne diseases of potato represent a significant constraint to potato production in the US. Click Read More for recommendations on pre- and early season management practices to control seed borne potato diseases.