Tag: identification

• Not Every Fruit Rot on Pepper is Anthracnose

  

  From Clemson Plant Pathologists Tony Keinath and Alam Rahman Take-home message: Before you run up a large spray bill, be sure that the problem you’re spraying for really is anthracnose. Three outbreaks of green fruit anthracnose on peppers have been confirmed in South Carolina in 2026 (so far). Outbreaks are on commercial conventional bell pepper…

  Justin Ballew

  July 31, 2026

  Disease, Pepper

  blossom end rot, diagnosing anthracnose fruit rot, diagnosing blossom end rot, Disease, green fruit anthracnose, identification, Pepper

• Question of the Week – Poison Ivy

  

  This week, the question was: What is the vine growing on this tree trunk? This is poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans). This is a plant that everyone should be able to identify. Around 85% of people are allergic to poison ivy, though sensitivity varies greatly. Poison ivy is native to the Southeast and is recognizable by…

  Justin Ballew

  May 4, 2023

  Question of the Week

  identification, Poison ivy, Question of the Week, vine