Note: Late blight has been found on a tomato field near Beltsville, MD on 7-6-15. Growers should scout fields ASAP for indications of foliar and or fruit symptoms on potatoes and tomatoes. The website http://usablight.org/ has images to assist you.
| Townsend | Smyrna | Dover | ||||
| Date | DSV | Total DSV | DSV | Total DSV | DSV | Total DSV |
| 5/11-5/15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 5/15-5/22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 5/22-5/28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 5/28-6/5 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 |
| 6/5-6/11 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 24 |
| 6/11-6/19 | 11 | 47 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 30 |
| 6/19-6/24 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 33 |
| 6/24-7/1 | 9 | 58 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 43 |
| 7/1-7/7 | 13 | 71 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 45 |
| 7/7-7/10 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 45 |
Notes: Season severity of 18 severity values indicates the need for the first fungicide application. An accumulated severity of 7 after fungicide application identifies the need for a subsequent fungicide application.
Green row: May 11th, 2015
See the 2015 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations-Delaware for recommended fungicides.
Any suspect samples can be sent to the UD Plant Diagnostic Clinic, dropped off at your local extension office. Dr. Nathan Kleczewski can also be contacted at nkleczew@udel.edu or 302-300-6962.
The website USABlight tracks tomato and potato late blight across the nation and can be found here: http://usablight.org/. Information on scouting, symptomology, and management can also be found on this website.