Tag: fruit rot

• Weekly Field Update – 6/2/25

  

  Disease has begun to set in across the state as lots of crops come to harvest. More rain is in the forecast for this week, so now is the time to make sure you are current on your disease programs. Blueberries, blackberries, peaches, ccucurbits, and potatoes are all being harvested now. See details below. Keep…

  Justin Ballew

  June 2, 2025

  Weekly Field Updates

  blackberries, blueberries, clemson extension, cucumber beetles, Disease, flooding, fruit rot, harvest, humidity, Insects, Peaches, pythium, rain, root rot, scouting, south carolina, spring, storms, Strawberries, thrips, Tomatoes, warm weather, Watermelon, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 5/27/25

  

  The forecast is showing a damp week for the state, giving disease a good opportunity to develop. Cucurbit downy mildew was found in cucumbers in Charleston late last week. Use every dry opportunity you have to make sure you are on top of your disease management porgrams. See details below. Keep an eye on the…

  Justin Ballew

  May 27, 2025

  Weekly Field Updates

  blackberries, blueberries, clemson extension, cucumber beetles, Disease, flooding, fruit rot, harvest, humidity, Insects, Peaches, rain, root rot, scouting, south carolina, spider mites, spring, storms, Strawberries, Tomatoes, warm weather, Watermelon, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 5/19/25

  

  The state warmed up and dried out over the couse of the past week. Disease is showing up in places as a result of all the moisture as well as mechanical damage to plants. Harvest is near for blueberries, blackberries, cucurbits, tomatoes, and peppers. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab…

  Justin Ballew

  May 19, 2025

  Weekly Field Updates

  bacterial spot, clemson extension, Disease, flooding, fruit rot, hail, harvest, humidity, Insects, leaffooted bug, neopest, Peaches, rain, root rot, scouting, south carolina, spider mites, spring, storms, Strawberries, warm weather, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 5/12/25

  

  South Carolina is soaking wet right now after Sunday and Monday morning rain. This will bring an end to the strawberry season for some growers. Disease potential is expected to be high over the next week as temperatures warm. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss…

  Justin Ballew

  May 12, 2025

  Weekly Field Updates

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• Efficacy Trials with Biofungicide Howler EVO against Strawberry Diseases

  

  By Guido Schnabel, Jeffrey A. Hopkins, and Johanna Wesche Recently, the article Fungus-Based Biological Control Agents: How Useful Are They for Strawberry Disease Management? was published. The article reported our first experience with yeast-based biological control agents (BCA) against Botrytis fruit rot (BFR) and Anthracnose fruit rot (AFR) of strawberry. The trials were conducted at the…

  Justin Ballew

  October 2, 2024

  Disease, Strawberries

  anthracnose, biofungicide, biopesticide, botrytis, Disease, disease management, fruit rot, grey mold, Strawberries

• Fruit Rots on Pumpkins, Gourds, and Winter Squashes

  

  From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath As part of a new grant on cucurbit anthracnose with the University of Georgia, we sampled 68 pumpkins, gourds, and winter squash from “cull piles” at 7 pumpkin patches and small farms in South Carolina in October, November, and December 2023. Two-thirds of the 10 types of cucurbits sampled…

  Justin Ballew

  July 31, 2024

  Cucurbits, Disease

  Disease, fruit rot, gourd, pumpkin, winter squash