Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu
Basil downy mildew was confirmed in Wicomico county on Aug 13, 2014. The disease has been present in many other locations for some time, and was reported in both Sussex and New Castle Counties in Delaware in June. Our recent moderate temperatures and rainfall will spread the disease. For management information, see the article in Weekly Crop Update 22:13 from June 20, 2014: http://extension.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=7048.