Some reports indicate that use of Keyplex DP has assisted in control. A few more reports of tomato yellow leaf curl virus have come in. In all cases, these have been isolated plants across widely scattered locations. Whitefly suppression and roguing infected plants upon identification are the main tools in fighting this disease during the growing season. Gummy stem blight is widely present in fall watermelon and squash.
Incidence is low to medium at most locations.
In one location where the field was quite advanced, incidence has been rated at medium to high and has caused significant crop damage. There have been a quite a few reports of pythium causing problems with damping-off on young pepper and tomato on wetter sites. Reports of phytophthora continue to be received from a number of widely scattered sites. Affected crops include pepper, squash, watermelon and variety of minor crops. For the most part, incidence is low and occurrence sporadic.