Pepper weevil numbers have reached high levels in some older planting s. Some respondents have noted the appearance of weevils in young pepper although no major problems are currently being reported. Cucumber beetles are being reported in leafy vegetables and watermelon. Incidence is sporadic and damage low, although in at least one instance cucumber beetles have been linked to bacterial wilt in watermelon . Late blight activity appears to have abated.
Incidence is sporadic and damage is low.
It seems to have popped up in several locations around the same time several weeks ago. Growers have responded with an aggressive control program and little further spread of the disease has been noted. No late blight has been reported on tomato . Most growers are still seeing only isolated occurrences of single infected plants here and there. Grower complacency resulting in any appreciable relaxation of control efforts in could still result in significant increases in the incidence of this disease in the future.